Glossary C

chafing dish:

A cooking pan used as hot plate; a shallow pan with a source of heat beneath it, used for cooking food or keeping food warm at the table.

cream:

To mix or blend a mixture until it has the consistency of cream.

chop:

To cut something up with sharp tool; to cut something into pieces with downward strokes of an ax, knife, or other sharp-bladed tool.

core:

To take the core out of fruit; to remove the core from a piece of fruit

crush:

To grind something into small pieces, or be ground in this way

cheese cake pan:

A pan designed with a bottom that can be disconnected from the sides to help remove the contents.