| A |
| Abbrustolire = to toast, to roast | |
| Acidulare = to acidulate | |
| Addensare = to thicken | |
| Affettare = to slice | |
| Affilare = to harpen | |
| Affogare, cuocere in camicia un uovo = to poach an egg | |
| Affumicare = to smoke | |
| Aggiungere = to add | |
| Allargare = to widen, to stretch, to unfold, to extend | |
| Allungare = to extend, to lengthen, to elongate | |
| Amalgamare = to amalgamate, to combine, to mix,to blend | |
| Ammollare = to soak, to soften | |
| Appassire = to sweat, to lightly fry | |
| Appiattire = to flatten | |
| Apportare cambiamenti = to bring some changes/variations | |
| Areare una crema = to air the cream | |
| Arrostire = to roast, to bake, to grill | |
| Arrostire all'aperto = to barbeque in the open air | |
| Arrotolarsi le maniche della camicia = to roll up your sleeves | |
| Asciugare = to dry | |
| Assaggiare = to taste,to try | |
| Assicurarsi della cottura = to make sure it is cooked | |
| B |
| Bollire = to boil | |
| Battere = to beat | |
| Bilanciare = to balance | |
| Biscottare = to bake something in the oven until it is toasted | |
| Brasare = to grill, to broil, to braise, to braze, tu jug | |
| Brillare = to glare, to sparkle, to glitter | |
| C |
| Caramellare = to ice, to sugar, to caramelize, to caramelise, to candy | |
| Colare = to trickle, to drip, to seep, to dribble | |
| Colorare = to color, to colour | |
| Comprimere = to squeeze, to compress, to press, to collapse, to zip, to condense | |
| Condensare = to condense, to squeeze, to reduce, to concentrate | |
| Condire = to dress, to season, to dress up, to salt, to zest, to flavour, to spice up | |
| Congelare = to freeze, to chill, to congeal, to deep-freeze | |
| Conservare = to preserve, to store | |
| Contare le quantitࡤi cibo = to count the quantity of food | |
| Contorcere = to twist, to squeeze out, to contort | |
| Controllare la cottura = to check out/on, to be in control of cooking, baking, frying | |
| Correggere = to adjust, to correct, to rectify | |
| Cospargere = to scatter, to speck, to splash, to spread, to dot | |
| Cuocere = to do, to cook, to boil, to fire, to bake, to roast, to toast, to simmer, to steam, to grill, to stew, to scorch, to broil, to parch, to saut鼯span> | |
| Cuocere a fuoco lento = to stew, to simmer, to casserole | |
| Cuocere al forno = to bake, to oven-bake | |
| Cuocere al vapore = to steam | |
| Cuocere nel forno a microonde = to microwave, to cook in a microwave oven | |
| D |
| Disossare = to bone, to debone | |
| Decantare = to decant | |
| Decidere il tempo di cottura = to decide cooking, baking, frying time | |
| Decorare con una forma = to decorate, to adorn, to bedeck with a form/ mould/stencil/ | |
| Denocciolare = to pit | |
| Dissalare = to desalinate | |
| Dorare = to brown, to gild, to begild | |
| Dosare = to share, to balance, to distribute, to ration | |
| E |
| Essiccare = to dry | |
| F |
| Far lievitare = to ferment, to grow, to ferment with leaven, to leaven | |
| Far qualcosa con le mani = to make something with your hands | |
| Far raffreddare = to cool down | |
| Farcire = to fill, to stuff | |
| Fare a mano = to portion, to divide, to share, to slize, to split | |
| Fare un passato = to make tomato puree | |
| Fiammeggiare = to flame, to blaze, to singe | |
| Filettare = to fillet | |
| Filtrare = to filter | |
| Foderare = to line, to cover, to encase | |
| Formare = to form | |
| Formare un impasto = to form a dough | |
| Fregiare con decorazioni = to adorn, to embellish with decoration | |
| Friggere = to fry, to sizzle, to saut鼯span> | |
| Frollare = to hang | |
| Frullare = to blend, to whip, to beat | |
| G |
| Girare = to turn, to twist, to spin,to flip, to rotate | |
| Glassare = to frost, to ice | |
| Gratinare = to cook sth au gratin, to make a gratin of sth | |
| Grattugiare = to grate | |
| Grigliare = to barbecue, to broil, to grill, to charbroil, to roast | |
| I |
| Imbiondire = to brown | |
| Imburrare = to butter, to grease | |
| Immergere = to immerge, to submerge, to dunk | |
| Impanare = to roll or coat in breadcrumbs, to bread | |
| Impastare = to knead, to mix | |
| Impazzire = to curdle | |
| Incidere = to cut, slice, to incise, to carve, to engrave | |
| Incorporare = to mix, to combine, to mix in, to fold in, to blend in | |
| Increspare, arricciare, ripiegare contorni di crostate o calzoni = to crisp, to crinkle, to dimple, to ridge tarts, pies or calzoni | |
| Indossare un grembiule pulito = to wear,to put on a clean apron | |
| Infarinare = to flour, to dust/ cover/ coat with flour | |
| Infilare = to pierce, to insert | |
| Infornare = to oven cook, to put in the oven | |
| Integrare = to integrate, to supplement | |
| L |
| Lavare = to wash | |
| Lavarsi le mani = to wash your hands | |
| Lavorare = to knead | |
| Legare = to tie back, to fasten | |
| Legarsi i capelli = to tie one's hair | |
| Lessare = to boil | |
| Lievitare = to prove, to rise, to leaven | |
| M |
| Macinare = to grind, to mill | |
| Mantecare = to cook until creamy | |
| Marinare = to marinate | |
| Mescolare = to blend, to stir, to mix | |
| Mettere = to put, to place, to lay | |
| Mettere il cibo in frigorifero = to put the food in the fridge | |
| Misurare le quantitࡡ occhio = measure by eye | |
| Mixare = to mix | |
| Montare a crema = to cream | |
| O |
| Ottenere una consistenza = to obtain a consistency | |
| P |
| Passare = To filter, to strain | |
| Pelare = to peel, to skin | |
| Pesare gli ingredienti = to weigh the ingredients | |
| Pesare quantitࡡ occhio = to weigh by the eye | |
| Pestare = to crush, to mash, to press | |
| Posizionare = to position | |
| Pralinare = to coat with sugar, to coat with sugar and chocholate | |
| Preparare la base del rag頽 to prepare the base for the rag鼯span> | |
| Prepararsi a servire = to prepare to serve | |
| Presentare = to present | |
| Prestare attenzione = to pay attention to | |
| Promuovere un messaggio salutare = to promote an healty message | |
| Pulire = to clean up, to wipe, to scrub, to tidy up, to wash | |
| R |
| Raffreddare, refrigerare = to chill, to cool down, to refrigerate | |
| Rassettare, riordinare = to tidy up | |
| Rassodare = to firm, to firm up, to harden | |
| Rendere elastico = to make sth elastic | |
| Rendere morbido = to make sth soft | |
| Ricavare (qualcosa) = to obtain, to extract | |
| Riconoscere (qualcosa) = to identify, to recognise, to discern | |
| Riconoscere la consistenza = to identify, to recognise, to discern the consistency | |
| Ricoprire il cibo = to cover, to film | |
| Ridurre = to reduce, to shrink | |
| Rifinire un piatto = to finish, to refinish, to polish up | |
| Rigirare il cibo = to turn around, to spin | |
| Rimuovere (qualcosa) = to remove, to take away | |
| Rinfrescare = to refresh, freshen up | |
| Rinvenire = to reconstitute | |
| Ripassare in padella = to saut顩n a pan | |
| Riscaldare = to warm up | |
| Ritagliare = to carve out, to crop, to cut out, to shape | |
| Rivestire = to coat with, to cover with | |
| Rompere = to break, to crack | |
| Rosolare = to brown (off), to roast, to saut鬠to pan fry, to sear | |
| S |
| Salare = to salt | |
| Saltare in padella = to pan fry, to stir fry | |
| Sbattere = to beat, to cream | |
| Sbollentare = to parboil, to blanch, to sear | |
| Sbucciare = to peel, to skin, to shell, to husk, to scrape | |
| Scegliere gli ingredienti = to choose the ingredients | |
| Scegliere il tempo di cottura = to choose the cooking time | |
| Schiacciare = to press, to push, to crush, to flatten | |
| Schiumare = to skim off | |
| Sciacquare = to rinse out, to wash | |
| Sciogliere = to melt, to liquefy, to dissolve, to thaw | |
| Scolare = to drain, to strain | |
| Scongelare = to thaw out, to defrost, to de-ice | |
| Scottare = to sear, to scald, to half-cook, to burn, to scorch, to brown | |
| Scottarsi = to burn o.s., to scald o.s. | |
| Scrivere una ricetta = to write a recipe | |
| Seguire le istruzioni = to follow the instructions | |
| Selezionare (qualcosa) = to select sth. | |
| Selezionare gli ingredienti = to select the ingredients | |
| Separare = to separate, to detach, to split, to remove | |
| Servire = to serve, to need, to wait on | |
| Setacciare = to sift | |
| Sfilettare = to fillet, to clean, to gut | |
| Sformare = to turn out | |
| Sfornare = to take sth out of the oven | |
| Sfregare = to brush out, to chafe, to scrub out | |
| Sgrassare = to de-grease, to skim/to clean the fat off | |
| Sgusciare = to seal | |
| Siringare = to syringe | |
| Snocciolare = to pit, to stone | |
| Sobbollire = to simmer, to poach | |
| Soffriggere = to saut鼯span> | |
| Sostituire un ingrediente = to substitute an ingredient | |
| Spalmare = to apply, to cream, to daub, to smear, to slather, to spead on smth. | |
| Spellare = to skin, to peel | |
| Spennare = to pluck | |
| Spezzare = to split, to part, to divide, to crack | |
| Spezzettare = to break/to divide sth into pieces | |
| Spiumare = to pluck | |
| Spolverare spezie = to dust, to sprinke spices | |
| Spolverizzare = to dust, to sprinke smth with | |
| Sprecare = to waste | |
| Spremere = to squeese, to squash | |
| Spruzzare = to drizzle, to spray, to spritz, to squirt, to spatter, to sprinkle | |
| Spurgare = to clean out, to flash out | |
| Squamare = to scale, to flake | |
| Stemperare = to melt, to dissolve, to dilute | |
| Stendere = to extend, to strech out, to spread out, to lay out | |
| Schiacciare l'impasto = to press, to squash, to flatten the dough | |
| Strapazzare = to scramble | |
| Stratificare = to layer, to stratify | |
| Strofinare = to rub, to massage | |
| Stufare = to stew, to simmer | |
| T |
| Tagliare (qualcosa) = to cut, to slice, to carve, to incise, to trim, to clip | |
| Tagliare a cubetti / dadini = to dice, to cube | |
| Tagliare a listarelle = to cut into strips | |
| Tagliare sottilmente = to thinly cut, to wafer thin cut | |
| Tagliuzzare = to mince, to shred | |
| Tenere in fresco = to keep cool, to chill | |
| Tirare = to pull | |
| Tostare = to toast, to roast | |
| Traversare = to cross, to traverse | |
| Trifolare = to cook in olive oil, parsley and garlic | |
| Trinciare = to cut up | |
| Tritare = to chop | |
| U |
| Ungere = to oil, to grease | |
| Usare (qualcosa) = to use smth | |
| Usare acqua corrente = to use tap water | |
| Usare convenzioni standard = to use standard conventions | |
| Usare la polpa = to use the pulp, the flesh, the meat, the juice | |
| Usare le dita = to use the fingers | |
| Usare le mani = to use the hands | |
| Usare un metodo di cottura = to use a method of cooking | |
| V |
| Valutare = to value, to assess, to judge | |
| Variare una ricetta = to vary a recipe | |
| Versare il condimento = to pour, to spill the sauce, the seasoning, the relish, the condiment, the flavouring, the topping,the dip | |
