#124: Cooking with the RealLife Guys

Do you consider yourself a master chef? Would you know how to name all the equipment in a kitchen?

Unfortunately we are not going to help you become a better cook, but we will at least help you with some new cooking vocabulary, teach you some very important aspects of native pronunciation, and hopefully help you have a fun time learning kitchen English.

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Words You Should Know:

• whip up cream – to mix cream really quickly to make it softer and ideal for putting on cakes.
• nutty – to contain nuts, to be a little crazy (for a person).
• crack an egg – to break an egg.
• spill the beans – to expose information that could be considered a secret.
• a bun in the oven – expression used to say a woman is pregnant.
• a bun – the name given to a single piece of bread, typically a hamburger bun.
• buns on you butt – the cheeks of your buttocks.
• go commando – to not wear underwear under your shorts (used generally just by me).
• hammock – a net you can tie between trees to make a suspended bed
• banana hammock – very informal way to describe a man’s bathing suite, or speedo.
• wife beater – the name for a typical tank top worn often by working class men, mechanics, plumbers, etc…
• apparel – clothing.
• budgie – a small household bird.
• smuggle – to transport illegally, often used for drugs or exotic animals.
• get your head out of the gutter – expression used to tell someone to stop thinking of dirty things.
• to get the ball rolling – to start an activity, gain motivation
• drooling –  to salivate, have a watery mouth because you are really hungry
• to have a hankering for something – to really want something, to have a strong desire.
• to crave something – to really want something, to have a strong desire.
• you blew my mind – to be amazed and in disbelief about what someone has said.
• sink – the place where you wash dishes,
• blender – the object used to mix and liquify
• to rock something – to do something consistently and really well
• stir – to mix with a spoon.
• stir someone up – to make someone feel emotional based on what you have said
• fire someone up – to motivate someone.
• spoon rest – support used to hold a spoon while you are cooking so you don’t dirty everything.
• at the wheel – driving a car.
• everything but the kitchen sink – expression used to say that someone will do everything. >> He ate everything but the kitchen sink.
• stove – to top part of a cooker where you fry and cook food.
• oven – the bottom section of a cooker where you bake and roast food.
• grill – area to cook food, generally meat, above a fire over metal rests.
• to grill someone – to ask you lots of questions and pressure you about something
• the fridge – the refrigerator
• we are on the same page – we are talking about, or thinking about the same thing.
• ice cube tray – rows of plastic squares used to form ice cubes.
• built in – to have been installed, or already. >> My microphone has a built in equalizer. 
• know it like the back of your hand – rows of plastic squares used to form ice cubes.
• dishwasher – an machine that washers your plates and utensils, very common in the USA.
• to get your hands dirty – to do manual labour,  working instead of just telling people what to do
• the nitty gritty – the very details and intricate parts of a job or tasks.
• secret sauce – the unique aspect of a company or individual person
• bread and butter – a job or activity that makes you the money you need to live.
• don’t cry over spilled milk – expression used to tell someone to not worry about small problems in the past.
• dropping bombs – when a rapper spontaneously makes some really cool lyrics
• a half baked idea – when an idea sounds a little crazy
• stoner language – terminology used by cannabis smokers.
• to take something with a grain of salt – to not need to believe someone’s advice, or opinion 100% >> I would take that with a grain of salt because he doesn’t have that much experience.
• a bad apple – a bad or corrupt person in a group, typically someone whose behavior has a detrimental influence on others.
• a hand in poker – the series of cards you are holding
• don’t put all your eggs in one basket – to make a situation less risky by
• you can’t have your cake and eat it too – expression used to say you can’t have two things that are contradictory.
• to butter someone up – to treat someone really well before asking them for a favor
• the cream of the crop – the best
• too many cooks spoil broth – if you have too many people doing the same thing, it can have a negative effect on the
• outcome.
• bit off more than you can chew – to accept more responsibility or work than you can actually handle.
• your eyes were bigger than your stomach – to take more food than you can actually eat because it looks so good.

Cool links mentioned in the podcast

• Seinfeld Scene – Kramer butters himself up

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