German vocabulary: Cooking & baking
139 German words for cooking & baking, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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gar
B1
at all; even
danach
A1
after it, after that; thereafter (formal), afterwards
das Stück
A2
one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English)
zuerst
A1
first, firstly
der Grad
A1
degree
der Rest
A2
rest, remainder, remnant
ständig
B1
permanent, constant (without breaks)
das Gericht
A2
court (of justice)
die Küche
A1
kitchen (room)
das Fleisch
A1
meat
schlagen
B1
to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
der Geschmack
B1
taste
nach Geschmack
A2
to taste, as you like it
kochen
A1
to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper)
das Kochen
A1
cooking, cookery
die Milch
A1
milk (white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume)
das Brot
A1
bread
das Messer
A2
knife
der Kuchen
A1
pie; cake; tart (foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread)
das Öl
A1
oil
der Zucker
A2
sugar
das Ei
A1
egg (all biological senses)
der Liter
A1
liter, litre
das Rezept
A2
recipe
der Fisch
A1
fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
fein
A2
fine (not rough, coarse, or thick)
das Gemüse
A1
vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
die Hitze
B1
heat
das Salz
A1
salt, table salt, sal
der Käse
A2
cheese
sauer
A2
sour; acid; acidic
lecker
A1
yummy, tasty
schneiden
A2
to cut; to carve; to slice
messen
B1
to measure (something) (to ascertain a quantity)
das Obst
A1
fruit (food)
der Kühlschrank
A1
refrigerator
das Kilo
A1
kilo
die Schokolade
A2
chocolate (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans)
waschen
A1
to wash
der Butter
A1
butter
schmecken
A1
to taste
die Scheibe
B1
slice (e.g. of bread)
gießen
B1
to pour; usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities
der Reis
A1
rice
das Gramm
A1
gram (unit of mass)
der Teller
A2
plate, dish
bitter
A1
bitter (having a bitter taste)
der Topf
A2
pot (flat-bottomed, open-topped vessel, especially for cooking food)
backen
A1
to bake; to roast
der Apfel
A1
apple (fruit)
die Suppe
A2
soup
der Deckel
A1
lid, cap (the cover of a container)
die Schale
A1
peel; husk; shell (outer layer)
hinzufügen
B2
to say (after saying something else), to add
die Portion
A2
portion, an allocated amount, (chiefly) a portion of food, a serving, helping
der Herd
A1
cooker; stove
die Sahne
A1
cream (milkfat)
Guten Appetit!
A1
Enjoy your meal!
das Mehl
B1
flour; meal (ground cereal)
der Pfeffer
B1
pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
die Schüssel
B1
bowl, platter
der Löffel
A2
spoon
die Pfanne
B1
frying pan
die Waage
A1
scales (weighing machine)
der Knoblauch
A1
garlic
die Kartoffel
A1
potato
die Soße
B1
sauce, gravy
der Braten
A2
a roast (big portion of meat, usually cooked in the oven)
wiegen
B1
to weigh; to be of a certain weight
der Teig
A2
dough, paste, pastry, batter (soft, at least partially cohesive mixture of ingredients, often including flour, intended to be baked, fried or cooked)
das Geschirr
A2
dishware
der Keks
A2
cookie (US), biscuit (UK)
die Gabel
A2
fork
reiben
C1
to rub; to chafe
das Eiweiß
A2
albumen, egg white
die Nuss
A1
nut
bei mittlerer Hitze
A2
over medium heat
das Kraut
A2
herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
der Essig
B1
vinegar
die Zwiebel
B1
onion (typically Allium cepa, the plant or its bulb)
die Mikrowelle
A1
microwave, microwave oven
erhitzen
A2
to heat up
aufwärmen
B1
to warm up
die Hefe
A1
yeast
abkühlen
A2
to cool off, to cool down
der Backofen
A1
oven
die Prise
A2
pinch, dash (amount that can be held between thumb, index and middle finger, of salt, flour, powder etc.)
der Nachtisch
A1
dessert, pudding (UK)
einfrieren
B2
to freeze
zubereiten
A2
to prepare
die Brühe
A1
broth, stock
das Besteck
A1
cutlery
die Spülmaschine
A1
dishwasher
der Mixer
A2
blender, mixer (kitchen appliance)
das Sieb
C1
sieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle (any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter)
die Nudel
A2
a noodle, a string or lump of pasta
schälen
A1
to peel
würzen
A1
to season
knusprig
C1
crispy, crunchy
die Zutat
B1
ingredient (one of the parts of a whole)
anbraten
A1
to sear, to brown
abwaschen
B1
to wash up, to do the dishes
salzig
B1
salty
das Gewürz
B1
spice, condiment, seasoning
anbrennen
B1
to get burnt
umrühren
B1
to stir (round)
der Wasserkocher
C2
electric kettle
der Teelöffel
C1
teaspoon
der Esslöffel
A1
tablespoon
kneten
C2
to knead
auftauen
B2
to defrost, to thaw
die Reibe
B1
grater
rösten
C2
to roast, to toast
aufkochen
C1
to bring to the boil
würzig
B2
well-seasoned, savoury
das Backpulver
B1
baking powder
ausrollen
A2
to roll out (dough)
köcheln
B1
to simmer
bestreichen
A2
to spread on, to brush with
abschmecken
A1
to season to taste
lauwarm
C1
lukewarm
der Kochlöffel
A2
wooden cooking spoon
das Backblech
A2
baking tray
cremig
B1
creamy
verrühren
A1
to stir together, to blend
vorheizen
A1
to preheat
bestreuen
A1
to sprinkle with
dünsten
B2
to steam, to stew gently
abgießen
B2
to drain, to pour off
der Schneebesen
B1
whisk
der Messbecher
B2
measuring jug
panieren
B1
to coat in breadcrumbs
das Schneidebrett
A2
cutting board
überkochen
C1
to boil over
unterheben
B1
to fold in (gently)
die Backform
B1
baking tin, cake mould
einfetten
B2
to grease (a tin)
der Pfannenwender
B1
spatula, turner
der Sparschäler
B1
vegetable peeler