Cooking and food Flashcards
to baste
to pour oil or liquid fat over meat while it is cooking
to bring sth to the boil
to boil sth
to carve
to cut a piece of meat, usually into slices
to grind
to crush pepper corns or coffee beans into powder or very small pieces
to knead
to press and stretch dough
to rustle up
to quickly cook sth (usually when you are not expecting to cook)
to shell
to remove the hard outside covering of nuts, seeds and some sea creatures
sieve
a tool used for separating solids from liquids
to sizzle
describes the noise sth makes when it boils
to toss a salad
to mix a salad
to whip
to stir cream very quickly so that it becomes stiff
to go bananas
to become very angry or very excited
a breadwinner
a person who supports their family with the money he or she earns
to butter sb up
to be very nice to sb because you want sth from them
as different as chalk and cheese
very different from each other
to grill sb
to make sb a lot of questions because you want them to confess sth
peanuts
very small (sum of money)
to simmer down (of feelings)
to calm down, having been very angry
to take sth with a pinch of salt
not to believe sth is completely accurate or true
stale
old bread
anyone worth their salt
good at heart/decent person
she knows which side her bread is buttered
she knows how to get her interests
looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in his/her mouth
innocent
like hotcakes
bestseller/ very fast
