Cooking can be a daunting task, especially if you don’t know the lingo. Here is a list of essential kitchen vocabulary to help you out in the kitchen.

Al dente: This term means “to the tooth” in Italian and refers to pasta that is cooked until it offers some resistance when bitten into, but is not hard.

Bake: To cook food in an oven.

Baste: To moisten food as it cooks with fat, liquid, or sauce, using a spoon, basting brush, or turkey baster. Basting helps to keep food moist and flavorful.

Beat: To mix ingredients together by stirring them rapidly back and forth with a spoon, whisk, or mixer. Beating incorporates air into the mixture, which can make it light and fluffy.

A TO Z KITCHEN VOCABULARY LIST

Kitchen Items Starting With A:

• Apron

Kitchen Items Starting With B

• Butter Dish
• Bowl
• Bread Knife
• Blender
• Breadbox
• Boil
• Bottle

Kitchen Items Starting With C

• Cookware
• Cooker
• Cutting Board
• Colander
• Cutlery
• Cafetiere
• Chip Pan
• Cooker
• Chopsticks

Kitchen Items Starting With D

• Dutch Oven
• Dish Rack
• Dessertspoon

Kitchen Items Starting With E

• Egg Beater
• Egg Slicer

Kitchen Items Starting With F

• Fruit Bowl
• Frying Pan
• Fish Slice
• Fork
• Flour Sifter

Kitchen Items Starting With G

• Grater
• Grinder
• Glass
• Glasses
• Garbage Can

Kitchen Items Starting With H

• Honey Pot

Kitchen Items Starting With I

• Iron Skillet
• Ice Bucket
• Ice Pick
• Icing Bag

Kitchen Items Starting With J

• Jug
• Juicer

Kitchen Items Starting With K

• Kettle
• Kitchen Island

Kitchen Items Starting With L

• Leftovers
• Ladle

Kitchen Items Starting With M

• Meat Grinder
• Muffin Pan
• Mould
• Mandoline
• Mixing Bowl

Kitchen Items Starting With N

• Nutcracker
• Nesting Bowls
• Nut Pick

Kitchen Items Starting With O

• Oven Mitt

Kitchen Items Starting With P

• Pizza Wheel
• Potholder
• Paper Towels
• Poacher
• Plate
• Pot
• Potato Peeler
• Pastry Cutter

Kitchen Items Starting With Q

• Quiche Pan

Kitchen Items Starting With R

• Refrigerator
• Rolling Pin
• Rotisserie

Kitchen Items Starting With S

• Steak Knife
• Skillet
• Spatula
• Shears
• Salad Bowl
• Spice Jar

Kitchen Items Starting With T

• Toaster
• Trash Can
• Teapot
• Trivet
• Timbale
• Tagine
• Tablecloth

Kitchen Items Starting With U

• Utensils

Kitchen Items Starting With V

• Vegetable Brush

Kitchen Items Starting With W

• Waste Basket
• Wok
• Whisk Broom

Kitchen Items Starting With Y

• Yogurt Maker

Kitchen Items Starting With Z

• Zester