50 Cooking Verbs in English
Are you a food enthusiast looking to improve your cooking skills and vocabulary? Look no further! Here are 50 cooking verbs in English that will help you navigate the kitchen like a pro:
Basic Cooking Verbs
- Bake: to cook food in an oven
- Boil: to cook food in hot water
- Chop: to cut food into small pieces
- Cook: to prepare food for eating
- Cut: to divide food into pieces
- Dice: to cut food into small cubes
- Fry: to cook food in hot oil
- Grill: to cook food over direct heat
- Heat: to make food hot
- Mix: to combine food ingredients together
Preparation Verbs
- Beat: to mix food ingredients together vigorously
- Blend: to mix food ingredients together smoothly
- Core: to remove the center of a fruit or vegetable
- Debone: to remove the bones from meat
- Dice: to cut food into small cubes
- Julienne: to cut food into thin strips
- Mash: to crush food into a pulp
- Peel: to remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable
- Pit: to remove the pit from a fruit
- Puree: to blend food into a smooth paste
Cooking Verbs
- Braise: to cook food slowly in liquid over low heat
- Burn: to cook food over high heat
- Caramelize: to cook sugar slowly to create a brown color
- Deep-fry: to cook food in hot oil completely submerged
- Deglaze: to remove excess food residue from a pan
- Flambé: to cook food with a burst of flames
- Glaze: to add a sweet or savory coating to food
- Knead: to work dough to develop gluten
- Marinate: to soak food in a seasoned liquid
- Parboil: to partially cook food in boiling water
Presentation Verbs
- Arrange: to place food on a plate attractively
- Decorate: to add garnishes or decorations to food
- Dress: to add a sauce or dressing to food
- Garnish: to add a small decoration to food
- Plate: to place food on a plate
- Present: to serve food attractively
- Serve: to offer food to others
- Toss: to mix salad greens and other ingredients together
Specialized Verbs
- Baste: to moisten food with a liquid while cooking
- Batter: to coat food in a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk
- Cream: to mix butter and sugar together until smooth
- Dredge: to coat food in a powder or crumbs
- Fold: to gently combine ingredients together
- Infuse: to add flavor to a liquid or food
- Kiss: to cook food briefly in a hot pan
- Roux: to cook flour and fat together to make a sauce base
- Sear: to cook food quickly over high heat
- Shred: to tear food into small pieces
- Simmer: to cook food slowly in liquid over low heat
- Steam: to cook food using steam
Now that you've mastered these 50 cooking verbs, you're ready to take your culinary skills to the next level!
