cooker

Everyday

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A large kitchen machine with an oven and hot plates or burners for cooking food; US: stove or range. tree →
2. Any machine for cooking (a rice cooker, a slow cooker, a pressure cooker). tree →
3. (informal, UK) An apple meant for cooking, not eating raw. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: turn pan handles away from the front of the cooker; never leave a cooker on alone. In science: heat transfer in pans on a cooker. Phrases: gas cooker, electric cooker, slow cooker.

Examples

• Mum put the soup on the cooker. tree →
• Don't touch the cooker; it's hot! tree →
• We have a gas cooker in our kitchen. tree →
• The rice cooker beeps when the rice is ready. tree →
• Turn pan handles away from the edge of the cooker. tree →
• Bramleys are cookers, not eating apples. tree →

Note

Trap: a cooker is a machine, a cook is a person. US English says stove. Safety: keep tea towels away from the hot cooker.