cooking

2. the hot gas that is produced when water boils
3. a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge
5. the surface in a cooker that can be heated to very high temperatures
7. to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid
9. to pour hot fat and liquid over meat while it is cooking
10. to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument
11. a mixture of different things or styles
13. to cook food in hot oil or fat
14. to cook food in an oven or over a fire
16. to mix something repeatedly using a utensil such as a spoon or whisk
17. prepare food by mixing, combining, and heating
20. to add a substance to bread or another food made with flour to make it increase in size when it is cooked
21. a dish that has a thin layer of cheese and often breadcrumbs on top
22. to cut food, especially vegetables, into long thin pieces
23. cooked under a very hot surface in a cooker
24. to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands and fingers
26. to leave food in a liquid so that it absorbs the liquid and becomes soft

1. cooking at a temperature that is slightly below boiling
4. to cook food, esp. vegetables, in boiling water for a very brief time
6. a usually hot, liquid food made from vegetables, meat, or fish
8. to break the surface of something
9. the colour of chocolate or soil
12. an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly
15. (of a liquid) heated to the point when it starts to turn into a gas
18. to cook a food with sugar so that the food becomes sweet and often brown
19. to cook inside an oven, without using added liquid or fat
25. to cut food into small squares