What does ‘off’ mean?

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Ever since the most recent slew of cookery programmes that seem to have dominated TV the last few years – I think Masterchef is the worst culprit – cooks everywhere seem to be adding an ‘off’ to all instructions. You no longer just fry something, you ‘fry it off’ instead. Even my partner now says this. Fry it off what? Fry what off? This morning I was listening to a food programme on the radio and in the course of this the panellists suggested that cooks should chop the vegetables and ‘sauté them off’ and later with tofu ‘cook it off’. What’s wrong with just sautéing the vegetables? This is really getting on my nerves now. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2018.