Spanish Kitchen Vocabulary

Food is an integral part of most cultures, but it is even more so for Spanish and Latin American countries. Family members will often gather at one of their houses to cook and eat together.

That is why today, we will be looking at some Spanish kitchen words and vocab. Are you wondering how to say certain kitchen items or cooking utensils in Spanish? Continue reading to find out!

Spanish Kitchen Vocabulary

la estufa – the stove
“Compré una estufa nueva.” – “I bought a new stove.”

el congelador – the freezer
“Poner el pollo en el congelador” – “Put the chicken in the freezer.”

el horno – the oven
“Hornea las galletas en el horno por 30 minutos.” – “Bake the cookies in the oven for 30 minutes.”

el microondas – the microwave
“El microondas se puede utilizar para calentar alimentos.” – “The microwave can be used to heat up food.”

la nevera – the refrigerator
“La nevera de mi vecino es muy grande.” – “My neighbor’s refrigerator is very big.”

la tostadora – the toaster
“Juanita compró una tostadora nueva online.” – “Juanita bought a new toaster online.”

la licuadora – the blender
“Pablo usa la licuadora para hacer jugo todas las mañanas.” – “Pablo uses the blender to make juice every morning.”

el cucharón – the ladle
“El cucharón está oxidado.” – “The ladle is rusty.”

la olla – the pot
“La olla está sucia.” – “The pot is dirty.”

la espátula – the spatula
“Debes usar una espátula al cocinar.” – “You must use a spatula when cooking.”

la sartén – the frying pan
“Guillermo tomó prestada mi sartén.” – “Guillermo borrowed my frying pan.”

el colador – the strainer
“Un colador nuevo no es caro.” – “A new strainer is not expensive.”

el cuchillo – the knife
“Se necesita un cuchillo muy afilado para cortar carne.” – “You need a very sharp knife to cut meat.”

cocinar – to cook
“La pasión de Sylvia es cocinar.” – “Sylvia’s passion is to cook.”

mezclar – to blend
“Batidos se mezclan en una licuadora.” – “Smoothies are blended in a blender.”

asar – to grill
“Nuestro plan este fin de semana es asar carne juntos.” – “Our plan this weekend is to grill meat together.”

picar – to chop
“Debes tener cuidado al picar cebollas.” – “You must be careful when chopping onions.”

hervir – to boil
“La sopa debo hervir durante 1 hora antes de server.” – “The soup should be boiled for 1 hour before serving.”

freír – to fry
“Su tarea es freír el pescado.” – “Your task is to fry the fish.”

hornear – to bake
“No sé cómo hornear un pastel.” – “I don’t know how to bake a cake.”

calentar – to heat up
“¡Olvidé calentar la comida!” – “I forgot to heat up the food.”

sofreir – sauté
“¿Sabes cómo sofreir los champiñones?” – “Do you know how to sauté mushrooms?”

pelar – to peel
“Robert va a pelar las cebollas en la cocina.” – “Robert is going to peel the onions in the kitchen.”

rallar – to grate
“Voy a rallar el queso y agregarlo a la olla.” – “I am going to grate the cheese and add it to the pot.”

ingredientes principales – main ingredients
“Los ingredientes principales de este plato es el salmón, el queso y el pepino.” – “The main ingredients for this dish are salmon, cheese, and cucumber.”

hierbas y especias – herbs and spices
“Hay 11 hierbas y especias en la receta secreta de KFC.” – “There are 11 herbs and spices in the KFC’s secret recipe.”