cooking instructions

noun

UK /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃənz/

US /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃənz/

The steps that tell you how to make a food.

Read the cooking instructions on the box before you start.

SYNONYMS

recipe directions preparation steps cooking directions method guidelines

RELATED WORDS

recipe ingredients oven timer meal

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The directions printed on food packaging for heating or preparing it.

The cooking instructions on the frozen pizza say to bake it for twelve minutes.

3. Advice or steps given to help someone prepare a dish.

Grandma wrote her cooking instructions on a card for me.

4. The part of a recipe that explains how to combine and heat the ingredients.

Follow the cooking instructions carefully so the cake rises.