Appliances
The thing that cleans your dishes so you don't have to!
What is a dishwasher?
You store food in this large device at or below 40 degrees F to keep it from spoiling.
What is a refrigerator?
The term for bringing water to 100-degrees C.
What is boiling? (or to boil)?
These two spices, found on restaurant tables everywhere, are the most often ones used in traditional American cooking.
What are salt and pepper?
One of the two recipes we have made in Ms. Wendth's cooking class.
What is nachos or buttered pasta?
The appliance that keeps food at approximately 0 degrees celsius.
What is a freezer?
What is cling wrap / plastic wrap; aluminum or tin foil; or waxed paper.
To cook in a pan at a relatively high heat using a little bit of cooking fat, such as butter or oil.
What is to fry or sauté?
This ingredient (used most often in baking) sounds just like the word for the prettiest part of a blossoming plant -- but it is spelled differently.
What is flour?
You use it to turn pancakes, grilled cheese, or fried eggs over in a pan.
What is a spatula?
The device that cooks food quickly by causing water molecules to vibrate so fast that they produce heat.
What is a microwave?
The term for the place we store things like rice, cereals, and cans of food that don't need to be kept cool.
What is the pantry (or cellar)?
This means to cook something in a traditional (not microwave) oven.
What is baking?
These two food products are used in many breakfast recipes -- but not by strict vegans!
Butter, eggs, milk (any two)
The most common baking temperature, in F, used for American recipes.
What is 350-degrees F? (177c if you live in Britain!)
The part of a stove used for baking.
What is the oven?
This is the maximum time you can leave *cooked* foods (e.g., takeout leftovers) out before they should be refrigerated.
What is two hours?
What is pre-heating?
This ingredient, often used in salad dressing, is made by pressing the small, green fruits of a mediterranean tree.
What is olive oil?
You use these to keep from burning yourself when handling hot handles or cookie sheets, etc.
What are oven mitts / pot holders?
The part of a stove used when you fry or boil foods.
What is the range, cooktop, or stovetop?
The official term for the compartment in your refrigerator that keeps perishable fruits and vegetables at the optimum temperatures for freshness.
What is the crisper or crisper drawer?
This means to cook in a pot at a low temperature, so that tiny bubbles eventually form.
What is to simmer?
This sweet ingredient can be made from many different types of plants, including rice, cactus, and beets.
One of several ways you can make food for yourself without a stove.
Toaster oven, microwave, Instant Pot, rice cooker, takeout....