Cooking Verbs: List of 20+ Useful Cooking Words in English

Cooking Verbs! List of useful kitchen verbs in English with pictures and examples. If you are spending a lot of time in the kitchen whether that is for fun or because it is your job, it will be very useful to have a good knowledge of cooking verbs which can really help when it comes to communicating with other people in the kitchen. Cooking is something that we all need to do and when you are with English speaking people, you experience can be made much more simple by having the right vocabulary for the job.

Cooking Verbs

Cooking verbs or kitchen verbs are verbs that frequently appear when reading the cooking instructions in recipes. Learn these useful cooking terms to enhance your cooking vocabulary words.

Cooking Terms List

  • Break
  • Melt
  • Spread
  • Layer
  • Roll out
  • Fry
  • Peel
  • Mix
  • Whip
  • Saute
  • Taste
  • Cut
  • Chop
  • Slice
  • Grate
  • Boil
  • Steam
  • Pinch
  • Pour
  • Add
  • Barbecue
  • Roast
  • Bake
  • Stir
  • Weigh

Learn these cooking words to improve your vocabulary in English.

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Cooking Words with Pictures and Examples

Break

She breaks 2 eggs into a bowl.

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Melt

Melt the chocolate and allow it to cool slightly.

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Spread

He spread some strawberry jam on his toast.

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Layer

This cake has a layer of fruit in the middle.

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Roll out

She rolls out the pastry on a flat surface.

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Fry

The ground was hot enough to fry an egg on.

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Peel

As you peel away the onion skin,you will find another skin underneath.

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Mix

After you have beaten the eggs, mix in the flour gradually.

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Whip

I can easily whip up an omelette.

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Saute

We should saute the onions for five minutes.

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Taste

My mom tastes the soup for the lunch.

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Cut

She cut the meat into small pieces.

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Chop

chop the carrots up into small pieces.

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Slice

It’s best to slice into a rich cake from the middle.

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Grate

How about grating carrots for the salad tonight?

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Boil

You’re pathetic! Can’t you even boil an egg?

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Steam

You should steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender.

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Pinch

I pinch little salt into the soup.

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Pour

When you’ve ground the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.

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Add

I’d like to add some pepper to the bean curd.

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Barbecue

If the weather is fine, we’ll barbecue in the ranch.

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Roast

Are you going to roast the chicken?

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Bake

Nowadays, I bake my own bread rather than buy it.

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Stir

I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.

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Weigh

Please weigh out 10 pounds of potatoes.

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Cooking Terms | Kitchen Verbs Pictures

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Last Updated on February 27, 2023

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