Cooking Vocabulary

to cut food into small cubes or squares - Dice the carrots and potatoes and add them to the soup.

to cut tiny slices from cheese, vegetables, chocolate, etc. with a grater - Grate half a cup of cheese and sprinkle it on top.

to rub butter or oil onto a baking pan or dish to stop food from sticking - Should I grease the cake tin with butter or oil?

to crush food like cooked potato until it's a smooth mass - Could you mash the potatoes, please?

a very small amount of something like salt or ground spice - Add a pinch of salt to the water before boiling vegetables.

a large spoon used for serving, or the amount of an ingredient that fits in one - Add a tablespoon of flour to the melted butter and stir.

a small spoon or the amount of an ingredient that fits in one - You didn't use more than half a teaspoon of chili powder, did you?

to mix something very quickly with a whisk - Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk until smooth.

knives, forks, and spoons used for eating - We only use our best cutlery on special occasions.

1. the main course of a meal 2. a course before the main course (Br English) - What did you order for your entrée?

seeds used as food like wheat, rice, lentils, etc. - Grains like wheat and rye are used to make different kinds of bread.

things used for preparing food like knives, spoons, pots, dishes, etc. - Our kitchen cupboards are full of kitchenware we hardly ever use.

Birds that people eat, like chickens, ducks, geese, etc - Factory farms keep poultry in tiny cages and the birds never see the outside world.

things used for serving or eating a meal such as knives, forks, plates, glasses, etc. - Most of our wedding gifts were tableware of one sort or another.

having very little flavour - Vegetarian food can be a bit tasteless, but it can also be really delicious.

a metal tray that slides into an oven, on which food can be cooked or heated up - How many cookies can we bake on this baking tray?

a large dish with a lid for cooking stew-like dishes in an oven - Among our wedding gifts were three casserole dishes!

a flat piece of wood or plastic for cutting or chopping food on - Do you like using wooden chopping boards or plastic ones?

a shallow pan with a long handle for frying foods - Cook the chopped onion in a frying pan until it's turning brown.

a container with a lid, spout and handle in which water is boiled - I'll put the kettle on we'll have a nice cup of tea.

an enclosed cooking space with a door and temperature controls - I only use the oven to bake pies and roast vegetables.

a kitchen utensil with a handle at one end and a wide flat blade at the other for moving frying food - Turn the pancakes over with a spatula when they're ready.

a kitchen utensil for peeling thin-skinned vegetables and fruit - Do you peel potatoes with a knife or a vegetable peeler?