Home Cooking Essentials

noun a solid emulsion of fat globules, air, and water made by churning milk or cream and used as food

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• The chef used butter to sauté the vegetables.
• Can you pass the butter, please?
• I can't believe it's not butter!
• Her words were smooth as butter, convincing everyone to agree with her.

noun a device or appliance used for cooking food

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• The chef used a high-end cooker to prepare the gourmet meal.
• I'll just throw it in the cooker and let it do its thing.
• My new cooker is top of the line, it cooks everything perfectly.
• She's a real pressure cooker when it comes to meeting deadlines.

noun a kitchen tool used for mashing or crushing food, typically potatoes

• The chef used a potato masher to create the perfect mashed potatoes.
• I couldn't find the potato masher, so I used a fork instead.
• I heard she's a real masher at the club, always hitting on guys.
• His words were like a mental masher, crushing her self-esteem.

noun a large electric cooking pot used for cooking food at a low temperature for a long period of time

• I used my crockpot to make a delicious stew for dinner.
• I love throwing everything in the crockpot and letting it cook all day.
• I'm gonna dump all the ingredients in the crockpot and let it do its thing.
• Her mind was like a crockpot, slowly simmering ideas until they were fully cooked.

noun apron

• She wiped her hands on her mother's apron as she finished baking the pie.
• I spilled some flour on my mom's apron while helping her cook dinner.
• I snagged my ma's apron on the doorknob and ripped it.
• She held onto her mother's apron strings for comfort during the difficult time.