mixing bowl
Definition
- Noun:
- A bowl used for mixing ingredients: A mixing bowl is a deep, typically round container designed specifically for combining food components during cooking or baking preparation. It is commonly used with tools like spoons, whisks, or electric mixers.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She poured the flour and sugar into the large mixing bowl.
- The recipe requires you to whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until fluffy.
- He attached the dough hooks to the electric mixer and placed them in the mixing bowl.
Advanced Usage
- "to be in the mixing bowl": (figurative) to be in the process of being combined or developed.
- Several innovative ideas are still in the mixing bowl for the new project.
Variants and Related Words
- Mixer (n): An electric appliance used for mixing foods, often used with a mixing bowl.
- She used a stand mixer with a stainless steel mixing bowl.
- Bowl (n): A general round, deep dish or container.
- He served the soup in a ceramic bowl.
Synonyms
- Combining bowl: A less common term for a bowl used to mix ingredients.
- Preparation bowl: A bowl used in the preparatory stages of cooking.
Related Phrases
- Mixing bowl set: A collection of mixing bowls in different sizes.
- Her kitchen cabinet holds a nested mixing bowl set.
Related Idioms
- "Everything but the kitchen sink": (idiom) meaning almost everything imaginable has been included. This idiom is sometimes humorously associated with a mixing bowl being filled with many ingredients.
- That stew has everything but the kitchen sink in it!
Noun
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bowl used with an electric mixer
