Cooking Flashcards

1
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An appliance that toasts bread.

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A toaster (Noun)

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A handheld appliance with rotating blades that combines ingredients together.

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A mixer (Noun)

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3
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An appliance that chops and mixes food.

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A food processor (Noun)

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4
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A device that keeps food warm after it is cooked until it is ready to be served.

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A heat lamp (Noun)

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4
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An appliance that fries food by immersing it in fat or oil.

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A deep fryer (Noun)

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5
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An appliance that cooks food using steam pressure.

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A pressure cooker (Noun)

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6
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A small type of oven that heats food very quickly with short waves of energy.

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A microwave (Noun)

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7
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An appliance that freezes water into ice cubes or pellets.

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An ice maker (Noun)

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A device that measures the weight of something.

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A scale (Noun)

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9
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To cut something into medium to small irregular pieces.

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To chop (Verb)

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10
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To cut something into very small irregular pieces.

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To mince (Verb)

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11
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To shred food finely by rubbing it against a rough surface.

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To grate (Verb)

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12
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Not uniform or standardized.

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Irregular (Adjective)

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13
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To cut something into regular cubes

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To dice (Verb)

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14
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To remove liquid from something by letting it flow away through a strainer or similar tool.

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To drain (Verb)

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15
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To let something flow out of a container, usually into another container.

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To pour (Verb)

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16
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To lightly mix two or more ingredients together, still leaving them in individual pieces.

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To toss (Verb)

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17
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To remove chunks from a powdery substance by running it through a piece of mesh.

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To sift (Verb)

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18
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To thoroughly mix two or more ingredients together so that they are no
longer in individual pieces

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To blend (Verb)

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19
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To increase the temperature of something.

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To heat (Verb)

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20
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To mix something by moving a utensil through it.

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To stir (Verb)

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21
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Not to use something immediately but keep it for future use.

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To set aside (Verb)

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22
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To mix something quickly and vigorously until it is smooth.

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To beat (Verb)

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23
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To turn from a solid into a liquid by sitting in a liquid for a period of time.

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To dissolve (Verb)

24
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To put two or more things together so that they become one.

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To combine (Verb)

25
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To spread a thin layer or oil or fat over something.

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To grease (Verb)

26
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To let something fall gently.

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To drop (Verb)

27
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To cook something slowly with indirect heat in an oven.

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To bake (Verb)

28
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To decrease in temperature.

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To cool (Verb)

29
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An imperial unit of volume equal to 1/128 gallon or about 29.57 milliliters.

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A fluid ounce (Noun)

30
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A metric unit of volume equal to 1,000 milliliters or about 33.8 fluid ounces.

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A milliliter (Noun)

31
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An imperial unit of volume equal to 128 fluid ounces or about 3.79 liters.

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A gallon (Noun)

32
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An imperial unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or about 28.35 grams.

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An ounce (Noun)

33
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A metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 kilogram or about 0.035 ounces.

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A gram (Noun)

34
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An imperial unit of weight equal to 16 ounces.

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A pound (Noun)

35
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A metric unit of weight equal to 1000 grams or about 22 pounds

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A kilogram (Noun)

36
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The measurement in the temperature scale in which water boils at 212 degrees and freezes at 32 degrees.

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Fahrenheit (Noun)

37
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The measurement in the temperature scale in which water boils at 100 degrees and freezes at 0 degrees.

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Celsius (Noun)

38
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals two cups or 16 fluid ounces.

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A pint (Noun)

39
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals sixteen tablespoons or eight fluid ounces-

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A cup (Noun)

40
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals three teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce.

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A tablespoon (Noun)

41
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals 1/3 tablespoon.

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A teaspoon (Noun)

42
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately a tablespoon.

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A spoonful (Noun)

43
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/8 teaspoon.

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A dash (Noun)

44
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/2 dash or 1/16
teaspoon.

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A pinch (Noun)

45
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/2 pinch.

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A smidgen (Noun)

46
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A very small unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/100 teaspoon.

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A drop (Noun)

47
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The act of examining something carefully to see if is has certain qualities.

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Inspection (Noun)

48
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An illness that is caused by consuming certain bacteria in food.

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Food poisoning (Noun)

49
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A device that measures how hot or cold something is.

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Thermometer (Noun)

50
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Dirty

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Soiled (Adjective)

51
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To make something dirty or impure by adding an outside material or agent.

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To contaminate (Verb)

52
Q

A creature that is not wanted in a particular environment, such as a mouse in a kitchen.

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A pest (Noun)

53
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The typical temperature indoors.

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Room temperature (Noun)

54
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Tiny living things that can cause diseases.

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Bacteria (Noun)

55
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A date printed on a product that indicates when it will no longer be fresh or safe to consume.

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Expiration date (Noun)

56
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A piece of printed information attached to something.

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A label (Noun)

57
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A set of instructions and list of ingredients for making a particular food.

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A recipe (Noun)