food-preparation
Making a meal
Food-preparation describes activities or equipment involved in getting food ready to cook or eat: food-preparation surfaces, food-preparation techniques.
The hyphenated form functions as an adjective modifying nouns.
Without the hyphen, food preparation is simply the noun phrase for the process itself: Food preparation took most of the afternoon.
Put into systematic order
- measureUnit of quantity
- portionDivided share given
- arrangePlace methodically
- ingredientsParts of a mixture
bowls · station · workspace · ready · setup · gather · scale · weigh
Kitchen heating appliance
Sodium chloride compound
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
- spicePlant-derived food flavoring
- marinadeSeasoned steeping liquid
- rubApply friction manually
brine · cure · flavor · herb · garlic · ginger · turmeric · cumin
organize
Put into systematic order
ingredients · bowls · station · workspace · ready · setup · gather · scale · weigh · recipe
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
slice · julienne · cleaver · mandoline · peel · pare · fillet · debone · cube · shred
stove
Kitchen heating appliance
simmer · boil · fry · roast · braise · grill · sear · blanch · poach · steam
stir
Mix by circling
knead · beat · combine · emulsify · cream · whip · incorporate · batter · dough · mixer
salt
Sodium chloride compound
rub · brine · cure · flavor · herb · garlic · ginger · turmeric · cumin · paprika
pickle
Vinegar-preserved vegetable
smoke · dry · dehydrate · freeze · cure · salt · brine · preserve · kimchi · sauerkraut
oven
Enclosed cooking chamber
knead · rise · dough · pastry · bread · measure · sift · preheat · bake · roll
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