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to make bread, cakes etc using an oven

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to mix foods such as eggs, cream, or butter well using a fork or a special tool or machine. This tool or machine can be called a beater.

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to put fruit, nuts, or vegetables into boiling water for a short time, often in order to make it easier to remove the skin

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to mix different foods or other substances together

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to remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking it

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to kill an animal and cut it up so that it can be eaten

noun

the work of cutting up animals to be sold as meat

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to spread butter on something

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to cut a large piece of cooked meat into thin pieces before serving it

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if you chill food or drink, or if it chills, it becomes cold enough to be ready to eat or drink

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to cut potatoes into long thin pieces so that you can cook them in hot oil

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to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter

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to remove the inside parts of an animal, bird, or fish before cooking it

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to take the centre out of a piece of fruit such as an apple

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to cut cheese, bread, or other food into cubes

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to remove the seeds from a fruit or vegetable

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to cut food into small square pieces

to serve food

to put food into dishes so that it is ready to be eaten

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to prepare a particular kind of food

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to add a substance to food or drink, especially a harmful substance

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to shake something such as sugar or flour over something

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to add flavour to a salad by putting a mixture of liquids such as oil and lemon juice on it. The mixture is called a dressing.

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to prepare something such as a chicken or crab (=a sea animal) by cleaning it and taking out the parts that you cannot eat

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to pour a small amount of liquid over food that you are preparing

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to make food taste better by adding something

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to prepare fish or meat for cooking by removing the bones

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to prepare food or drink

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if food such as fish flakes, or if you flake it, it breaks easily into small flat pieces

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to add something to food or drink that changes its taste or gives it a particular taste

to use a spoon or knife to add something slowly and gently to a mixture

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to add a substance to food or drink to make it stronger or healthier

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to put icing on a cake

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to add something to a dish of food to make it look more attractive

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to prepare a meal

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to rub cheese, vegetables, chocolate etc against a grater in order to cut them into small pieces

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to rub a small amount of oil or fat on the inside of a container before cooking food in it in the oven

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to remove the organs from inside a fish before you cook it

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to remove the hull from a seed or grain or from a soft fruit

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to cover a cake with icing

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if you infuse something such as leaves or herbs, or if they infuse, you put them into hot water in order to make a drink, medicine, or beauty treatment

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to cut meat into large pieces

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to make juice from a fruit or vegetable

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to serve something with a ladle

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to put small pieces of fat or bacon on meat before cooking it

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to crush something, especially solid food such as fruit or vegetables, into a liquid

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to make food soft by leaving it in a liquid, or to become soft in this way

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to marinate food

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to put meat, fish, or vegetables in a marinade

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to crush something, especially food

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to crush a substance such as peppercorns or coffee beans

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to cut meat into very small pieces using a machine

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to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable using a knife

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to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable

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to put pepper on food

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if you pipe cream or icing onto food as a decoration, you force it through a special tube onto the food

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to stone a piece of fruit

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to pull the feathers off the body of a dead bird so that it can be cooked

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to remove peas or beans from a pod

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to put poison into food or drink because you want to kill someone or make them ill

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to heat an oven to a particular temperature before putting food into it to be cooked

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to make food ready to be cooked or eaten, for example by cleaning or cutting it

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to squeeze fruit or vegetables in order to get juice or oil out of them

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to add a liquid to dried food so that you can eat it

to mix something such as butter or fat into another substance such as flour, using your fingers

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to add salt to food

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to remove scales from fish

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to remove the skin of a vegetable or fruit with a tool

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to add salt, pepper, or other spices to food

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to remove the seeds from a plant or fruit

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to remove the outer part that covers nuts, peas, or other foods

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to cut or tear food into long thin pieces

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to remove the shell or outer part of something such as a nut or vegetable

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to pour a dry substance through a sieve to remove the large pieces

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to remove the skin from an animal, fruit, or vegetable

to add spices to food in order to give it a stronger taste

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to cover a surface with a thin layer of a soft food

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to move food around in a dish or pan using a spoon or other object

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to remove the stone from inside a fruit

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to fill meat or vegetables with small pieces of another type of food

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to add sugar to something, or to cover something with sugar

a British spelling of tenderize

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to make meat soft by hitting it or putting it in a liquid containing oil

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if frozen food thaws, or if you thaw it, it becomes softer and ready to cook

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to mix food with a liquid so that it becomes covered in the liquid

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to tie the legs and wings of a chicken or other bird to its body before cooking it

to heat food until it is warm in all parts

to add water to a drink or liquid in order to make it less strong

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to mix a food very quickly in order to put air into it

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to mix something very quickly using a whisk

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to mix food together using a piece of electrical equipment

noun

verb

used for saying that food or drink is ready

to prepare a vegetable for eating or cooking by cutting the ends off it