Basic Cooking Verbs for Beginners

If you are new to cooking, it's important to learn the basic cooking verbs. These verbs are essential to understand recipes and cook dishes properly. In this post, we will cover some of the most common basic cooking verbs that every beginner should know.

Basic Cooking Verbs:

Boil - To cook food in boiling water or other liquid.
Fry - To cook food in hot oil or fat.
Bake - To cook food in an oven using dry heat.
Grill - To cook food over an open flame or hot coals.
Roast - To cook food in an oven using dry heat, usually for meat.
Saute - To cook food quickly in a small amount of oil or fat over high heat.
Simmer - To cook food in liquid that is just below boiling point.
Stir-fry - To cook food quickly in a hot pan with oil while stirring constantly.
Steam - To cook food by exposing it to steam from boiling water.