Cooking Flashcards

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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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An appliance that chops and mixes food.

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A food processor (Noun)

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

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A deep fryer (Noun)

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An appliance that cooks food using steam pressure.

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A pressure cooker (Noun)

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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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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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To cut something into medium to small irregular pieces.

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To chop (Verb)

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To cut something into very small irregular pieces.

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To mince (Verb)

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

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To pour (Verb)

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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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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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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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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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To mix something quickly and vigorously until it is smooth.

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To beat (Verb)

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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)

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To put two or more things together so that they become one.
To combine (Verb)
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To spread a thin layer or oil or fat over something.
To grease (Verb)
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To let something fall gently.
To drop (Verb)
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To cook something slowly with indirect heat in an oven.
To bake (Verb)
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To decrease in temperature.
To cool (Verb)
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An imperial unit of volume equal to 1/128 gallon or about 29.57 milliliters.
A fluid ounce (Noun)
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A metric unit of volume equal to 1,000 milliliters or about 33.8 fluid ounces.
A milliliter (Noun)
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An imperial unit of volume equal to 128 fluid ounces or about 3.79 liters.
A gallon (Noun)
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An imperial unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or about 28.35 grams.
An ounce (Noun)
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A metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 kilogram or about 0.035 ounces.
A gram (Noun)
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An imperial unit of weight equal to 16 ounces.
A pound (Noun)
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A metric unit of weight equal to 1000 grams or about 22 pounds
A kilogram (Noun)
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The measurement in the temperature scale in which water boils at 212 degrees and freezes at 32 degrees.
Fahrenheit (Noun)
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The measurement in the temperature scale in which water boils at 100 degrees and freezes at 0 degrees.
Celsius (Noun)
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals two cups or 16 fluid ounces.
A pint (Noun)
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals sixteen tablespoons or eight fluid ounces-
A cup (Noun)
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals three teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce.
A tablespoon (Noun)
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A unit for measuring ingredients that equals 1/3 tablespoon.
A teaspoon (Noun)
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately a tablespoon.
A spoonful (Noun)
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/8 teaspoon.
A dash (Noun)
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/2 dash or 1/16 teaspoon.
A pinch (Noun)
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An imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/2 pinch.
A smidgen (Noun)
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A very small unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/100 teaspoon.
A drop (Noun)
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The act of examining something carefully to see if is has certain qualities.
Inspection (Noun)
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An illness that is caused by consuming certain bacteria in food.
Food poisoning (Noun)
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A device that measures how hot or cold something is.
Thermometer (Noun)
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Dirty
Soiled (Adjective)
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To make something dirty or impure by adding an outside material or agent.
To contaminate (Verb)
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A creature that is not wanted in a particular environment, such as a mouse in a kitchen.
A pest (Noun)
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The typical temperature indoors.
Room temperature (Noun)
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Tiny living things that can cause diseases.
Bacteria (Noun)
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A date printed on a product that indicates when it will no longer be fresh or safe to consume.
Expiration date (Noun)
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A piece of printed information attached to something.
A label (Noun)
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A set of instructions and list of ingredients for making a particular food.
A recipe (Noun)