Cookware and tableware

Reading the recipes

apparecchio: in the kitchen, 'apparatus' can mean a food processor, a coffee grinder or almost any sort of appliance.

apribottiglie: bottle opener

apriscatole: can opener

bagnomaria: cooked over boiling water in a double saucepan; bain-marie

barattolo: tin, jar, or a round carton of ice cream

barile: barrel

batticarne: meat tenderizer

battilarda: cutting board

bicchiere: a glass

bilancia da cucina: kitchen scale

boccale: mug

bollipasta: also cuocipasta, pasta cookpot with built-in strainer

bollitore: electric kettle

bordura: mould for a risotto, either a small oven dish or a pasta basket