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A cup-shaped kitchen utensil, varying in size from 1/4 to 5 cup measures that are used to hold specific amounts of both dry and liquid ingredients.

The process of calculating and determining the specific amount of an ingredient required by using a standard measurement device, such as a measuring spoon, measuring cup or measuring utensil.

A designation that is used by manufacturers to label a variety of kitchen cookware in order to indicate that the cookware can be safely placed in a microwave as food is being heated or cooked.

A thick, strong flavored syrup, produced as a by-product when sugar is refined through several boilings of sugar cane or sugar beets.

A utensil to separate the egg white from the egg yolk. There are a variety of devices that are made for this purpose ranging from cups with holes for pouring out the egg white to strainer-like utensils that most often mount on the edge of a measuring cup or bowl.

A group of sugars produced from sugar cane and categorized by the amount of refining that has occurred to process and purify the sugar.

A thick, gelatin substance containing bacteria that forms in vinegar most often when the vinegar warms to temperatures between 60ºF to 85ºF.

A paper, foil or metal liner that is filled with a muffin mixture for baking individual muffins. The cup is inserted into one of the separate pockets formed in a baking tin, so the baked muffin retains a circular shape and is also easy to remove from the muffin tin.

Most often designed to fit a variety of can sizes, this type of Strainer is made to easily seperate liquid substances from the food contents in a can.

A kitchen utensil that is used to separate the fat from the juices of the meat. The hot meat juices or any hot meat stock containing fat is poured into the separator and the fat rises to the top while the thicker layers of the meat juices remain on the bottom.

A grain-like plant that is not actually a type of rice, but an aquatic grass bearing edible seeds that grows in wild marshy areas of fresh water lakes and rivers.

A white mushroom with a mild flavor that is very much like a button mushroom only larger. They are grown commercially and are easy to find in supermarkets.

A cool refreshing herb, available in many varieties, that is used to flavor desserts, teas and meat dishes, especially lamb.