Poached swordfish cooked unevenly because of its shape, but it proved moist in the center.

Cold butter in a hot pan may cook unevenly, parts of it burning before all the butter melts.

So they talked turkey while the turkey cooked unevenly in pits and in rock ovens and on spits, and half of it would be ruined.

A low-wattage oven will cook too unevenly, and a small oven will not make a roulade large enough to be worth the work.

Cooking four potatoes of this size in a 400-to-500-watt oven is not recommended, because they would tend to cook unevenly.

These cuts prevent the pork roll from curling up in the middle, which causes it to cook unevenly.

Grilled seafood brochettes are usually something to avoid because the ingredients cook unevenly.

The apron of fat that rims the meat should be scored to keep the steak from curling and cooking unevenly.

This will also work in a convection oven, although you have to be careful not to impede the air flow of the fan, then things will cook unevenly.

Others observe that salting causes the skin to cook unevenly.