Italian recipes (ricette) might seem very vague compared to ones you might be used to, and are sometimes written in different tenses, so while using 'search' note the endings to the words might be different. For your equipment, see cookware and tableware.
accosciato: trussed (meat or poultry)
addensare: to thicken
affettare: to slice
aggiungere: to add
appiattire: to flatten (meat)
aprire: to open
asciugare: to dry
bagnare: to soak, wet, moisten
battere: to beat
bollente: boiling
bollire: to boil
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