# Cooking Essentials

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- CEFR: A2 (Elementary)
- Theme: Food & Drink
- Words: 14
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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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## Word list

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

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