Cooking Verbs
Moving ingredients with a spoon to combine them.
Mix
Heat
Removing food from the inside of a container with a spoon
If we want to put salt, pepper, parsley, etc., we .... the food
SEASON
To combine a new ingredient with others
ADD
Peel
Stirring eggs together in a pan
Scramble
When we put butter on the pan, we .... the butter
MELT
When we cut the food into squares, we .... it
DICE
To cut a hard piece of food with a heavy knife
Cutting into segments with a knife.
Slice
Cooking food (like turkey, chicken, or potatoes) in a very hot oven
Roast
When we put the pasta in a strainer, we ... the water
DRAIN
When we put the cake into the oven, we ... it
BAKE
To cook / soften food using evaporated water
STEAM
Moving a liquid from one container to another
Pour
To put pressure on a soft fruit like a lemon in order to extract its juice
squeeze
Similar to stirring, but faster and using a specific tool
Whisk
When we put food in very hot water, we ... it
BOIL
To massage dough
KNEAD
Cooking something in a very hot pan
Fry
The action of applying butter onto a slice of bread
Spread
When we want to put cheese on the pasta, we have to ... it
GRATE
When you overcook food, you ... it
BURN
When you drop pieces of cheese from above a plate, you ... it