kitchenrules

noun
UK /ˈkɪtʃɪn ruːlz/
US /ˈkɪtʃən ruːlz/

The rules are the special things you must do to be safe and helpful in the kitchen.

Before we bake cookies, let's remember the kitchenrules: wash your hands and don't touch the hot stove.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The unwritten customs a family follows while cooking and eating together.

In our house, one of the kitchenrules is that whoever cooks doesn't have to wash the dishes.

3. The official standards a restaurant kitchen must follow to keep food safe.

The inspector checked that the restaurant followed all kitchenrules for storing raw meat.

4. A set of personal habits someone insists on when preparing food.

My grandfather's kitchenrules say the knife must always be sharpened before use.