- an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors
- Cook Out is a fast food privately owned restaurant chain in North Carolina. Founded in Greensboro, the chain has since expanded throughout the state and now has drive-thru restaurants in over twenty cities. Most locations consist of a double drive-thru and outdoor seating.
- The Cookout is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Lance Rivera. It is co-written by and features Queen Latifah, and is also the feature film debut for her mother Rita Owens.
- Once a week (more for Roughin' It), generally on Wednesday night, every unit cooks their own dinner over a fire.