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An apron is a garment that is worn over your other clothes to protect them. They are most often worn for cooking and washing dishes, but are used in many other professions as a protective garment. carpenters and butchers are often seen in aprons.

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Cis forCan opener

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A can opener, or tin opener, is a device used to open cans of food. There are many different styles of can opener, including a simple blade, a small blade and a handle you can turn around, two wheels and a handle to turn them around, and an electric machine that does all the work for you.
The first bladed can openers were invented in the 1850s. Single wheel design can openers were invented in 1870 but the two wheeled model - one sharp wheel, one serrated wheel to hold the can - was only invented in 1925.

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Cis forChopping board

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A chopping board is a portable surface, usually made from wood or plastic, that is used when you are cutting up food so that your kitchen table or benches don't get damaged.

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Cis forCleaver

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A cleaver is a type of knife with a large, rectangular blade. It is mainly used to cut through bone or other hard foods, but can also be used to dice food and to crush things like garlic.

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Cis forColander

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A colander is a type of bowl with handles and lots of holes in the bottom. Colanders, sometimes called drainers or strainers, are used to drain water off wet food like freshly cooked pasta or to dry off washed salad ingredients.

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Dis forDrinking straw

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A drinking straw is a small, thin tube that people use to suck drinks out of a glass or cup.

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Fis forFrying pan

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A frying pan, frypan or skillet is a shallow metal pan used for frying food. It usually has one long handle. Frying pans are good for frying bacon and eggs.

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Fis forFunnel

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A funnel is a tube with a wide opening at one end and a narrow opening at the other. Funnels are usually cone-shaped. Funnels are used for pouring liquids into containers with a small opening, like jars or bottles, so you don't spill anything.

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Gis forGrater

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A grater is a metal device with holes on the sides that have sharp edges. When you scrape food across the holes, small amounts of the food get broken off. Graters are commonly used to grate cheese and carrots and for zesting citrus fruits.

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Kis forKettle

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A kettle is a container that is used to boil water in. They are designed to be used over a stove or fire, although the more recent electric kettle simply plugs into a power point. Kettles have a spout to pour from and a handle to hold it, very similar to a jug.

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Lis forLadle

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A ladle is a large spoon that is used for serving soups and stews. It is easier and much less messy to use a ladle to get soup out of a large pot than to pick the pot up and pour it.

Mis forMicrowave oven

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A microwave oven, or just a microwave, is an appliance that heats food using microwave radiation. The microwaves heat the water inside the food, so food cooks very fast in a microwave oven.
Microwave ovens cannot brown food like an ordinary oven can, and can't be used for cooking all kinds of food. Some microwaves are combination and also have some ordinary heating elements in them too.

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Mis forMortar and pestle

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A mortar and pestle are used together for grinding things down or mashing them into a paste. They are most often used for crushing or grinding herbs for cooking. The bowl-shaped part is the mortar, and the stick you use for grinding things is the pestle. Most mortar and pestles are made of stone, clay or heavy wood.

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Nis forNutcracker

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A nutcracker is a hand-held tool that is used to crack the shell of nuts. They can look either like a pair of scissors or like a V, where you put the nut inside the point of the V and squeeze to break the nut's shell.

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Ois forOven

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An oven is a container that is made very hot by fire or some other heat source. More modern ovens have a door that closes tight and a very evenly regulated temperature.
Ovens are used to cook food, most commonly baked goods like bread and pies and to roast meat or vegetables.

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Pis forPan

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A pan is a metal container that usually has a flat bottom and reasonably straight sides. Pans may or may not have handles. Shallow pans are called frying pans, and deeper pans are called saucepans.

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Pis forPantry

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A pantry is a large cupboard in your kitchen where you store food. You only keep food in your pantry that does not need to be kept cold in a refrigerator.

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Pis forPeeler

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A peeler is a device used for removing the outside layer, or peel, of fruit and vegetables.
There are many different designs of peeler available. Most have a handle and a double-sided blade that can flex.

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Pis forPlastic wrap

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Plastic wrap, also known as Glad wrap, cling wrap, cling film, Saran wrap or Stretch-Tite, is a very thin film of plastic that comes on a roll. You use it to wrap up food to keep it fresh.
Some kinds of plastic wrap come on very large rolls and are used to wrap up large things like pallets of bricks or newspaper to stop them from being damaged in transit. These kinds of plastic wrap aren't meant to be used on food.

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Ris forRefrigerator

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A refrigerator, or fridge, is an insulated metal box with a special motor in it that keeps the inside of the box cool by exchanging heat from the inside to the outside. Fridges are used to keep food fresh.

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