| boil /bɔɪl/ | to heat water until it bubbles | Boil the water, then add the pasta. |
| fry /fraɪ/ | to cook food in hot oil in a pan | I fry the eggs in a little oil. |
| bake /beɪk/ | to cook bread or cakes in an oven | We bake a chocolate cake for 40 minutes. |
| chop /tʃɒp/ | to cut into small pieces with a knife | Chop the onion into small pieces. |
| stir /stɜːr/ | to move a spoon round and round in a liquid | Stir the soup with a wooden spoon. |
| recipe /ˈres.ɪ.pi/ | the instructions that tell you how to cook something | I followed my grandmother's recipe for apple pie. |
| ingredient /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/ | one of the foods you need to make a dish | Flour, eggs and milk are the ingredients for pancakes. |
| oven /ˈʌv.ən/ | the hot box in a kitchen where you bake food | Put the pizza in the oven for 15 minutes. |
| pan /pæn/ | a round metal pot with a long handle, for frying | Heat some oil in a frying pan. |
| slice /slaɪs/ | to cut bread or meat into thin, flat pieces | Can you slice the bread for the sandwiches? |