barbecue
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a piece of equipment used for cooking food outside
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a piece of equipment that cooks food by sending strong heat onto it from above. The usual British word is grill.
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a small glass object containing sand, used for measuring the time that you need to boil an egg
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a piece of electrical equipment used for cutting food into very small pieces or mixing different foods together
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a tool with a rough sharp surface used for cutting cheese, vegetables, chocolate, etc. into very small pieces
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a piece of equipment that covers something such as a stove to control the heat or remove smells from cooking
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a low dish that rises to a point in the center, used for squeezing the juice out of lemons and oranges
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a machine used for cutting meat into very small pieces by forcing it through small holes. The British word is mincer.
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an oven that cooks food very quickly by passing electricity through it, instead of using heat
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a large piece of equipment in a kitchen that you heat, usually with electricity or gas, to cook food in. An oven often has a broiler in it
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a short hard object with a round end, used for crushing food or chemical substances in a bowl called a mortar
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a small flame that burns continuously, used for lighting something such as a gas oven, stove, or furnace
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a large piece of modern kitchen equipment that can cook food in different ways. The British word is cooker.
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a piece of equipment above a kitchen stove that takes away steam and unpleasant smells
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a piece of kitchen equipment in the shape of a tube that you use to make pastry flat and thin before you cook it
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a piece of equipment used for cooking meat by turning it around continuously on a long narrow piece of metal called a spit
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an object that you pour a liquid or mixture through to remove the solid or largest pieces. It consists of a net of very thin wires on a metal or plastic ring.
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a kitchen tool with a handle at one end and a wide flat part at the other for lifting hot foods or for spreading soft substances
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an object used in the kitchen for removing liquid from food, or for taking solid parts out of liquids. It is shaped like a bowl with a lot of small holes in it.
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a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout (=a part for pouring) that is used for boiling water in
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a kitchen tool that consists of several long closed curves of wire joined to a handle that you quickly move through a soft food to put air into it
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a particular level of heat produced by a gas oven
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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