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Cooking vocabulary — A1

Cooking vocabulary for the basics of the kitchen, naming a bowl, pot and stove and covering simple actions like cook, cut, wash and add salt.

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  1. cook

    /kʊk/

    To make food ready by heating it.

    Example: I'll cook dinner if you lay the table.

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  2. cut

    /kʌt/

    To divide something into pieces using a knife.

    Example: Please cut the bread into six equal pieces.

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  3. salt

    /sɔlt/

    White grains that come from the sea and give food a stronger taste.

    Example: This soup needs a little more salt.

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  4. bowl

    /boʊl/

    A deep round dish that you put soup or cereal in.

    Example: She mixed the eggs in a large bowl.

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  5. fridge

    /frɪdʒ/

    A cold cupboard with a door where you keep food from going bad.

    Example: Put the milk back in the fridge, please.

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  6. kitchen

    /ˈkɪtʃən/

    The room in a home where people cook meals.

    Example: Mum's in the kitchen making dinner.

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  7. add

    /æd/

    To put another food or liquid into a dish while you cook it.

    Example: Now add the eggs and mix everything well.

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  8. wash

    /wɑʃ/

    To clean something with water.

    Example: Always wash the vegetables before you cook them.

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  9. pot

    /pɑt/

    A deep round metal container with a lid, used to cook soup or boil water.

    Example: There's a big pot of soup on the stove.

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  10. stove

    /stoʊv/

    a piece of kitchen equipment used to cook food, with gas or heat.

    Example: She put the kettle on the stove to boil.

    Illustration of stove

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