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zara wrote:
> "Tom Royer" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Having watched more cooking shows that I care to think, I've become
>> curious as to the history of usage of the word "off" when describing
>> cooking steps. We hear "... to sear off", "...to bake off", "...to boil
>> off", "...to saute off", etc. In every case, the word "off" is
>> superfluous. Does anyone know how this usage came about and why?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> It's used by egotistical jerk-offs who think the world of themselves.
>
>

It bugs me, too, but Ina Garten uses it, and that doesn't describe her
at all.

Susan