Verbs for Cooking

bake
Verb to cook food in an oven using dry heat
baked
My grandma baked cookies. They smell delicious!
boil down
Phrase to reduce the volume of a liquid by boiling
boil down
You have to boil down a lot of tomatoes to make just a small amount of tomato paste.
chop
Verb to cut into pieces
chop
It takes some skill to chop vegetables quickly and safely!
fry
Verb to cook food in fat or oil
fry
The whole house starts to smell when I fry fish in the kitchen.
grate
Verb to cut food into very small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool
grating
I'm grating cheese into a bowl for people to put on top of their pasta.
peel
Verb to remove the skin from a fruit, vegetable, etc.
peel
My job is to peel the potatoes before we cook them.
simmer
Verb to cook something so that it is almost boiling for a certain period of time
simmer
The food needs to simmer on the stove for 20 minutes before it's ready to eat.
stir
Verb to mix something by making circular movements in it with a spoon
stir
It smells more delicious each time I stir the pot!
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