A214 words · Elementary

Cooking vocabulary — A2

Cooking vocabulary for basic kitchen actions, covering how to boil, fry and bake a recipe and naming the pan, oven and sauce a cook relies on every day.

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recipe
/ˈrɛsəpi/
A list of what you need and how to make a particular dish.
Example: He followed his grandmother's recipe for apple pie.
boil
/bɔɪl/
To heat a liquid until it bubbles, or to cook food this way.
Example: Boil the eggs for about ten minutes.
fry
/fraɪ/
To cook food in hot oil or fat in a pan.
Example: Fry the onions until they turn golden.
bake
/beɪk/
To cook food such as bread or cakes using dry heat in an oven.
Example: We're going to bake cookies on Sunday.
sauce
/sɔs/
A thick liquid that you pour over food to give it more taste.
Example: This pasta needs a bit more tomato sauce.
mix
/mɪks/
To put different things together and stir them so they become one thing.
Example: Mix the flour and eggs until it's smooth.
grill
/ɡrɪl/
To cook food with strong direct heat, often over a fire outside.
Example: Dad likes to grill burgers in the garden in summer.
peel
/pil/
To take the skin off a fruit or vegetable before cooking or eating it.
Example: Could you peel the potatoes while I cut the carrots?
oven
/ˈʌvən/
The part of a cooker with a door, where you bake bread and cakes.
Example: Put the chicken in the oven for one hour.
frozen
/ˈfroʊzən/
Kept so cold that it has gone hard and will last for months.
Example: We always keep frozen peas for quick dinners.
pan
/pæn/
A round metal container with a handle, used for cooking on a stove.
Example: Heat some oil in the pan before adding the onions.
pour
/pɔr/
To make a liquid flow out of a container into something else.
Example: Could you pour the milk into the jug?
slice
/slaɪs/
A thin flat piece cut from bread, meat or cake.
Example: She cut a slice of birthday cake for everyone.
packet
/ˈpækət/
A small paper or plastic bag that food is sold in.
Example: I bought a packet of biscuits for the journey.