Tom Royer wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Tom
>


Doesn't seem to go back all that far in time. Sounds stupid and
amateurish and certainly is bad use of English. But it is trendy