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well done

adjective
 
 

Definition

(of meat) cooked so that it is firm and has a grey-brown colour all the way through: "How would you like your steak?" "Well done." → See also well donePreparing food using heatPreparing food
(Definition of well done adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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