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| breadbox |
a kitchen container used for storing bread. It is usually made of metal and has a lid that can move to open or close the box. |
| butler's pantry |
a serving area between a dining room and a kitchen, for use by a butler or maid. |
| chef |
a cook in charge of a hotel or restaurant kitchen. |
| cooker |
(chiefly British) a large kitchen appliance that uses electricity or burns fuel to provide heat for cooking with pots and pans; stove. [1/2 definitions] |
| countertop |
a flat working surface, typically waist-high, esp. that which forms the top of a cabinet unit in a kitchen. |
| dinette |
a small section of a room, esp. of a kitchen, that is used as an informal dining area; breakfast nook. [1/2 definitions] |
| drainboard |
a sloping surface placed next to or in a kitchen sink on which dishes are left to dry. |
| eggbeater |
a kitchen utensil having rotary blades, and used for beating liquid or semiliquid foods such as cream or eggs. |
| food processor |
an electric kitchen appliance that has a container and different kinds of blades. It is used to grind, grate, chop, slice, or otherwise prepare food. |
| galley |
the kitchen of a ship, boat, or airplane. [1/2 definitions] |
| grater |
a kitchen device with a jagged surface that allows one to reduce food substances to shreds. |
| housewares |
household equipment, esp. kitchen items such as appliances and utensils. |
| kitchen cabinet |
a cabinet, cupboard, or closet in a kitchen. [1/2 definitions] |
| kitchenette |
a very small kitchen. |
| kitchen police |
duty assigned to soldiers to work in a military kitchen; KP. [1/2 definitions] |
| KP |
abbreviation of "kitchen police." |
| midden |
see "kitchen midden." [1/2 definitions] |
| oven |
a compartment that can be heated for baking or roasting food. A kitchen stove usually has an oven. |
| pantry |
a small room near a kitchen, for keeping food, dishes, and other supplies. |
| paper towel |
a small sheet of absorbent paper that is used mostly in the kitchen as a towel for such things as wiping surfaces or cleaning up spills. Paper towels are usually attached to other paper towels as part of a roll. |
| pass-through |
a windowlike opening in a wall, used to pass food from the kitchen to the dining room. |
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