When water reached the boiled point, you say "the waiter boiled." How about food that reaches its cooking point?
Example sentence:
Like __ clams, her eyes snapped open.
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Sign up to join this communityWhen water reached the boiled point, you say "the waiter boiled." How about food that reaches its cooking point?
Example sentence:
Like __ clams, her eyes snapped open.
Your question reminded me of "cookies are done, people are finished," an expression said often by a friend's mother when her daughter would say "she" was "done" doing something ....
"Cooked" seems right but not quite; what about "just-cooked" clams, ....
"Like clams (fried/cooked) in a pan, her eyes snapped open"
"Like clams cooked to perfection, her eyes opened."