Definition of «actual cooking»

The phrase "actual cooking" means to prepare food by using ingredients and cooking techniques rather than using pre-made or instant meals.

Actual cooking times will vary with the thickness of the meat, the heat of your fire, etc.. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
As for actual cooking in the tiny house, I love it! (tinyhousebasics.com)
To be sure, it uses only one ingredient that requires actual cooking, and that, really, is just boiling water. (halfacreheaven.com)
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