add He’s adding salt and pepper to the soup. | |
grab or get You need a long set of tongs to grab hot dogs off of a hot grill. |  |
use I use a blender when I want to make a milkshake or some other type of drink. blend You can blend yogurt, fruit juice, and ice cream to make a smoothie. | |
boil over When water boils over it comes out of the pot, so be careful! | |
whisk He’s whisking some batter to make a cake. | |
drain A colander is useful when you need to drain noodles or wash vegetables. | |
cut This cookie cutter cuts heart-shaped cookies. | |
cook How do you cook noodles? Most people use a big pot like this one. | |
strain Some things must be strained through a strainer because the pieces are so small. | |
cook Many things are cooked in a pan. | |
use / grate We use a grater for carrots, cheese, potatoes, and cabbage. It’s easier to grate a carrot than it is to cut it into small pieces. | |
bake A muffin pan is used for baking muffins. | |
store Many Americans use a knife block to store their knives because it’s safer than storing them in a drawer. | |
microwave It’s easy to microwave food, but sometimes the taste isn’t very good. | |
use / blend / mix This is used for mixing or blending batter. | |
keep / store If you keep your spices in an container like this one, they will last longer. | |
grab / take out You must have an oven mitt to take hot things out of the oven. | |
cut A pizza cutter cuts easily through a hard pizza crust. | |
simmer Sauces can simmer in a saucepan for a long time. | |
fire up / start He’s going to fire up his propane stove to boil some water. | |
roast They’re roasting hot dogs over a campfire. What fun! | |
use Most people use a stick to roast hotdogs, but you can also use a skewer. | |
fry A frying pan like this one is used to fry all kinds of meat: bacon, sausage, hamburger, and fish. | |
slice Watch out for your thumbs when slicing potatoes. | |
barbeque This little oven can be used for barbequing things outside. | |
flip Use a spatula when flipping pancakes, hamburgers, and eggs. | |
stir She’s stirring some carrots into some vegetable soup. | |
toss / mix When tossing salad, you have to evenly mix all the vegetables and the lettuce together. | |
prepare They’re preparing some vegetable trays for a party. | |
baste She’s basting her turkey so that it doesn’t dry out in then oven. | |
use We use a waffle iron to make old-fashioned waffles. | |
stir-fry Stif-frying vegetables and meat in a wok has to be done very quickly to avoid overcooking the vegetables. | |
use / roll / roll out A rolling pin is used for rolling out dough for pie crust. | |
hit She’s really mad at her husband. When he gets home, she’s going to hit him with her rolling pin. (Just checking to see if you made it this far down the page. Whew!) | |
