Cooking Verbs

Question 1

Mix

Answer 1

Combine or put together

Question 2

Fry

Answer 2

Cook food in hot fat or oil

Question 3

Peel

Answer 3

Remove outer covering or skin

Question 4

Spread

Answer 4

Extend or distribute to a larger area. To flatten and make an even layer

Question 5

Shred or grate

Answer 5

To cut into long thin pieces
Chopped finely

Question 6

Broil

Answer 6

Cook by putting food close to direct intense heat

Question 7

Stir

Answer 7

To move a spoon around in a substance in order to mix it

Question 8

Chop

Answer 8

A general method for cutting food into bite-sized pieces

Question 9

Sprinkle

Answer 9

Scatter or distribute small amounts of a substance on the surface of another substance

Question 10

Measure

Answer 10

Using a measuring spoon or cup for getting an exact amount of ingredients

Question 11

Add

Answer 11

Put a substance in or on another substance

Question 12

Boil

Answer 12

The cooking of food in water that has been heated to 100°C

Question 13

Bake

Answer 13

To cook with dry heat in an oven

Question 14

Mince

Answer 14

Cut or grated into very tiny pieces

Question 15

Melt

Answer 15

Apply heat to a food to change it from a solid to a liquid

Question 16

Pour

Answer 16

To transfer liquid from one container to another

Question 17

Slice

Answer 17

To cut into flat thin pieces that are the same size and thickness

Question 18

Steam

Answer 18

A method of cooking that requires moist heat