cooking

Everyday

1. Cooking is making food ready to eat by heating it, for example by baking, boiling or frying. tree →
2. Cooking also means the food someone makes: I love Dad's cooking. tree →
3. Cooking (verb) means making food now: Mum is cooking dinner. tree →

In the lessons

In science cooking shows changes: heat changes food (eggs go solid, bread turns to toast), and many of these are chemical changes that cannot be undone. In health lessons cooking kills harmful bacteria, so meat must be cooked all the way through. In safety lessons: cook only with an adult, turn pan handles inwards, use oven gloves, keep away from hot oil, and never leave cooking alone. Phrases: do the cooking, home cooking, cooking class, what's cooking?

Examples

• I love cooking pancakes with my grandma. tree →
• Dad does most of the cooking at home. tree →
• Cooking turns raw food into food we can eat safely. tree →
• Always ask an adult before you start cooking. tree →
• Something smells good; what are you cooking? tree →
• Turn pan handles in when you are cooking. tree →
• We had a cooking class at school and made pizza. tree →
• Grandma's cooking is the best! tree →
• More wood was needed to finish cooking it. tree →

Note

As a noun, «cooking» is uncountable: no «a cooking». A «cook» is a person who cooks; a «cooker» (UK) is the machine (stove or oven), not the person. Cooked food can be dangerous if it is left out warm for too long.