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100 Collocations for Cooking and Baking

August 21, 2026

100 Collocations for Cooking and Baking

No. Item Definition
1. add a pinch of salt put in a little salt
2. adjust the seasoning change salt or spices
3. bake the cookies cook cookies in the oven
4. baste the meat spoon juices over meat
5. beat the butter mix butter until smooth
6. blanch the beans briefly boil then cool
7. blind bake the crust prebake pastry without filling
8. braise the beef cook beef slowly in liquid
9. bring to a boil heat until boiling
10. broil the top cook top with direct heat
11. brown the onions cook onions until browned
12. brush with egg wash apply beaten egg on top
13. caramelize the sugar heat sugar until golden
14. char the peppers blacken peppers with high heat
15. chill the dough cool dough in the fridge
16. chop the onions cut onions into pieces
17. coat with flour cover lightly in flour
18. core the apples remove apple centers
19. crack the eggs break eggshells open
20. cream the butter beat butter until fluffy
21. crimp the edges pinch edges into shape
22. cut in the butter blend butter into flour
23. decorate the cookies add decorative toppings
24. deep-fry the chicken cook chicken in deep oil
25. defrost the meat thaw frozen meat
26. deglaze the pan loosen browned bits with liquid
27. dice the carrots cut carrots into cubes
28. dock the pastry prick pastry with a fork
29. drain the pasta remove water from pasta
30. drizzle with oil pour oil lightly over
31. dust the worktop lightly cover surface with flour
32. dust with sugar sprinkle sugar lightly over
33. fill the tart shell put filling into shell
34. finish with butter add butter at the end
35. flour the board coat board with flour
36. fold in the flour gently mix flour in
37. fold in the whites gently mix in egg whites
38. frost the cupcakes top cupcakes with frosting
39. fry the bacon cook bacon in hot fat
40. garnish with parsley decorate with parsley
41. glaze the tart coat tart for shine
42. grate the cheese shred cheese into small pieces
43. grease the pan coat the pan with fat
44. grease the tray coat the tray with fat
45. griddle the pancakes cook pancakes on a griddle
46. grill the fish cook fish over direct heat
47. halve the tomatoes cut tomatoes into halves
48. hard-boil the eggs boil eggs until firm
49. ice the cake cover cake with icing
50. juice the orange extract juice from orange
51. knead the dough work dough by hand
52. line with parchment cover with baking paper
53. make a roux cook fat and flour
54. marinate the chicken soak chicken in seasoned liquid
55. mash the potatoes crush potatoes until smooth
56. melt the chocolate heat chocolate until liquid
57. mince the garlic chop garlic very finely
58. mix the batter combine ingredients into batter
59. oil the grill coat grill with oil
60. pan-fry the tofu fry tofu in a pan
61. peel the potatoes remove potato skins
62. pipe the icing squeeze icing into shapes
63. poach the eggs cook eggs in hot liquid
64. pour into the tin transfer mixture into the tin
65. preheat the oven heat the oven beforehand
66. press into the tin push mixture into the tin
67. proof the yeast activate yeast before mixing
68. puree the soup blend soup until smooth
69. quarter the mushrooms cut mushrooms into quarters
70. reduce the heat turn the heat lower
71. reduce the sauce cook sauce to concentrate
72. rest the meat let meat sit after cooking
73. rinse the rice wash rice with water
74. roast the chicken cook chicken in the oven
75. roast the potatoes cook potatoes in dry heat
76. roll into balls shape into round pieces
77. roll out the dough flatten dough with a rolling pin
78. rub in the butter mix butter into flour
79. scramble the eggs cook eggs while stirring
80. sear the steak brown steak over high heat
81. season to taste add seasoning as preferred
82. shape the dough form dough into pieces
83. sift the flour pass flour through a sieve
84. simmer gently cook just below boiling
85. soak the beans leave beans in water
86. steam the vegetables cook vegetables with steam
87. stir in the sugar add sugar while stirring
88. stir-fry the vegetables fry vegetables quickly while stirring
89. taste for seasoning check seasoning by tasting
90. thaw the pastry defrost the pastry
91. thicken the sauce make the sauce thicker
92. toast the bread brown bread with dry heat
93. toast the nuts brown nuts lightly with heat
94. top with cheese add cheese on top
95. turn out the cake remove cake from tin
96. unmold the pudding remove pudding from mold
97. whip the cream beat cream until thick
98. whisk in the milk add milk while whisking
99. whisk the eggs beat eggs until mixed
100. zest the lemon remove lemon peel finely
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