Cooking verbs

To remove the skin from fruit or vegetable

• sprinkle

• melt

• peel

• grate

To heat water or another liquid until bubbles form

• drain

• pour

• roast

• boil

To divide into smaller parts by rubbing on a serrated surface

• sift

• squeeze

• whisk

• grate

To put one adicional ingredient with the others

• add

• pour

• weigh

• squeeze

To transfer liquid from one container to another place

• stir

• pour

• scramble

• boil

To mix whites and yolks of eggs together while cooking them in a pan.

• peel

• break

• scramble

• whisk

To cook in an oven using heat without extra fat or oil

• drain

• fry

• bake

• mix

To mix ingredients so they combine together, often using an appliance.

• sprinkle

• blend

• drain

• squeeze

To cook by putting the food into very hot oil.

• barbecue

• microwave

• fry

• boil

To obtain an exact quantity or amount of an ingredient.

• measure

• mix

• melt

• fry