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Culinary Arts & Cooking vocabulary · Kitchen Equipment

Parchment paper

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, parchment paper means: A treated paper used to line baking containers and separate food from surfaces.

In Turkish: pişirme kağıdı

How it is used

Baking parchment is another common name; it is distinct from waxed paper.

Example sentences

  1. Line the baking tray with parchment paper for the biscuits.

    The paper forms a layer between the dough and the tray.

  2. She cut parchment paper to fit the round cake tin.

    The lining is shaped to match the container's base.

Common collocations

  • line with parchment paper
  • baking parchment
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • prepShort for preparation: the work of getting food ready before cooking or service, such as washing, peeling, cutting, portioning and making sauces. Also used as a verb.

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