Cooking · Food and eating
stir in
mix an ingredient
To stir an ingredient in is to mix it into food while cooking.
This vs that
Stir in the cream.
Add the cream.
Hear it in real life
When do I add the cream?
Stir it in at the end, once the pan is off the heat.
Stir in the grated cheese just before you serve the pasta.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Stir in' is the concise everyday instruction used in recipes and kitchens.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Stir the cream inside the sauce.
Say: Stir the cream into the sauce.
Use 'stir into' or 'stir in', not 'stir inside'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
stir in ___
Stir in the herbs just before serving.
Once the rice is cooked, stir in the peas.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about cooking.
bring to the boil
Bring the water to the boil, then add the pasta.
keep an eye on ___
Keep an eye on the onions while I set the table.
Cooking words
Food and eating · Cooking: the words around “stir in”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Stir in the cream.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stir in
mix an ingredient
“Stir in the grated cheese just before you serve the pasta.”
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