Ways of cooking

To bake	To cook in an oven without any extra fat.
To roast	To cook, especially meat, in an oven or over a fire.
To boil	To cook food in boiling water that is 100° C
To fry	To cook food in hot oil, or fat
To steam	To cook food by heating it in the steam made from boiling water
To simmer	To cook something slowly in hot liquid kept at or just below the boiling point. (85° C / 95° C)
To poach	To cook an item by submerging it in a liquid that is just barely simmering. (75° C / 85° C)
To Flambé	To cook with alcohol which is added to a hot pan to create flames for a short time.
To toast	To cook or brown food, like. bread or cheese by exposing it to a grill or fire
To stir fry	To fry very quickly over high heat; "stir-fry the vegetables in a wok".
To BBQ	To cook food over charcoals on a grill
To stew	To cook meat and vegetables slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan

Different ways to cook
Peel	Remove the outer covering from a fruit, vegetable.
Slice	Cut a thicker piece of food into slices.
Grate	Rub food against a grater so it is cut it into a lot of small pieces.
Pour	Pour the milk, water ext. into the bowl
Mix	Combine food / liquid together so it becomes one.
Whisk	A utensil needed for whipping eggs or cream. very quickly
Boil	Heat a liquid until it boils.
Fry	Cook food in a very hot oil.
Roll	Rolling pin used for making pastry flat and making cake shapes.
Stir	Move a spoon around in a pan in a circle.
Simmer	Liquid or food just below boiling point and bubbling only gently.
Poach	Cook an egg in or over boiling water. Fish can also be poached.
Bake	Cook food without a flame, in an oven.
Roast	Cook meat a long time an oven or over a fire
Grill	Cook food under heat from a metal bar or flame.

Food containers

Examples of how to use in a sentence

Do you want a can of Coca Cola?

Ring pulls on tins of food are such a good idea.

Always make sure to put the screw top back on top of the bottle.

The tray of meat is ready to go in the oven.

Can you pass me that jar of jam please?

I eat a whole package of cookies today.

The tin of biscuits is now empty who eat them all!

John is eating a bag of crisps.

Sarah and Jason where sharing a basket of strawberries.

We only need a few things so a shopping basket will be big enough.

My younger daughter loves pushing the shopping trolley.

We always save the plastic bags we get from our shopping.

In America paper bags are used to carry your food.



Source http://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/english-level-2/872-ways-of-cooking-learning-english-basics