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verb PHRASES freshly/newly baked The house was filled with the scent of freshly baked bread.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
cook in oven:
I will bake her a birthday cake.
Simple Definitions
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ways of cooking something
bake
to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven:
• Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
roast
to cook meat or vegetables in an oven:
• Roast the potatoes for an hour.
fry
to cook food in hot oil:
• She was frying some mushrooms.
stir-fry
to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously:
• stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
sauté
to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil:
• Sauté the potatoes in butter.
grill
to cook food over or under strong heat:
• grilled fish
broil
American English to cook food under heat:
• broiled fish
boil
to cook something in very hot water:
• He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. • English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
steam
to cook vegetables over hot water:
• Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
poach
to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water:
• poached salmon
toast
to cook the outside surfaces of bread:
• toasted muffins
barbecue
to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors:
• I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
microwave
to cook food in a microwave oven:
• The beans can be microwaved.
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