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Monday, June 25, 2018

Never fry a fish until its caught.

Cooking Verbs

Grate – To cut into very small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool called a grater. Can you grate the cheese?

Grill – To cook on a frame over the fire. Let's grill the chicken.

Layer – To form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other: To form or arrange something in layers. How many layers on that cake?

Melt – To change or to cause something to change from a solid to a liquid usually because of heat. Like cheese. Can we add melted cheese to the burger?

Pinch – The amount of something that can be held between your finger and thumb. Just a pinch of salt.

Pour –To cause something to flow in a steady stream from or into a container or place. Pour that into a cup, please.

Scramble – To prepare eggs by mixing the white and yellow parts together and then stirring the mixture in a hot pan. Let's make the eggs scrambled.

Serve –To give food or drink to someone.

Simmer – To cook something so that it is almost boiling for a certain period of time. Reduce the heat and then let the rice simmer for 30 minutes.

Slice – A thin piece of food that is cut from something larger. Slice me off a chunk.

Spread – To put a layer of something on top of something else. Spread the butter on the toast.

Stir – To mix something by making circular movements in it with a spoon or similar object. Stir the sauce.

Taste – To sense the flavor of something that you are eating or drinking. Can I taste the soup?

Add – To put something with another thing or group of things. Add all the dry ingredients together.

Bake – To make food, such as bread and cake by preparing a dough, batter, etc., and cooking it in an oven using dry heat. Can we bake a bundt cake?

Blend – To mix things thoroughly and usually with good results.

Boil – To cook something in the water that is boiling.

Bread – To cover food with bread crumbs before cooking it.

Broil – To cook food directly over or under extremely high heat.

Chop – To cut something into pieces by hitting it with the sharp edge of an ax, knife, etc.

Cut – To use a sharp tool such as a knife to open or divide something.

Dip – To put something into a liquid and pull it out again quickly.

Fry – To cook food in fat or oil.

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