kitchensecret

noun
UK /ˈkɪtʃɪn ˈsiːkrɪt/
US /ˈkɪtʃən ˈsiːkrɪt/

A kitchen secret is something special you know about cooking that other people do not know.

Grandma shared her kitchen secret for making fluffy pancakes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A hidden or private fact kept inside a kitchen.

The kitchen secret stayed between the two cooks.

3. A special way of cooking that makes food taste better.

Adding a pinch of salt is a simple kitchen secret.

4. Something surprising that happens in a kitchen.

The surprise cake was a sweet kitchen secret.