gas cooker

Thân thiện

A chef prepares a meal on a gas cooker.

Definition

Noun: A kitchen appliance that uses gas as its fuel source for cooking. It typically consists of a set of open gas burners (gas rings) on the top for heating pots and pans, and an enclosed oven below for baking or roasting.

Usage

A "gas cooker" is the primary appliance for preparing food in many kitchens. It is used for boiling, frying, simmering, baking, and roasting.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She turned on the gas cooker to boil water for pasta.
  • The recipe requires preheating the gas cooker to 180 degrees Celsius.
  • They installed a new, more efficient gas cooker in their kitchen.

Advanced Usage

• "to be at/on the gas cooker": To be actively using the appliance for cooking.
  • Dinner is on the gas cooker and will be ready in twenty minutes.

Variants and Related Words

• Gas stove (n): A common synonym for "gas cooker," especially in American English.
  • He cleaned the grates on the gas stove.
• Gas range (n): Another synonym, often implying a larger, freestanding unit.
• Cooker (n): A more general British English term for a cooking appliance, which can be powered by gas, electricity, or other fuels.
  • They are deciding between an electric cooker and a gas cooker.

Synonyms

• Gas stove
• Gas range

Related Phrases

• Gas ring (n): One of the individual burners on the top of a gas cooker.
  • Simmer the sauce on a low gas ring.
• Gas oven (n): The enclosed baking compartment of a gas cooker.
  • The bread is baking in the gas oven.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gas range
• gas stove