mixing bowl

Meaning

A deep, round container used for combining ingredients together when preparing food. They come in various sizes and are typically made of plastic, glass, stainless steel, or ceramic.

Examples

• First, whisk the flour, sugar, and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.

  First, whisk the flour, sugar, and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.

• I prefer using a stainless steel mixing bowl because it is lightweight and durable.

  I prefer using a stainless steel mixing bowl because it is lightweight and durable.

• She placed the heavy ceramic mixing bowl on a damp towel so it wouldn't slide around.

  She placed the heavy ceramic mixing bowl on a damp towel so it wouldn't slide around.

• You will need a separate mixing bowl to beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.

  You will need a separate mixing bowl to beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.

• He licked the leftover chocolate cake batter straight from the mixing bowl.

  He licked the leftover chocolate cake batter straight from the mixing bowl.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Put the salad in the mix bowl.

  ✓ Put the salad in the mixing bowl.

  The modifier must be the gerund 'mixing' to describe the function of the bowl, not the base verb 'mix'.

• ✗ I need a big bowl of mixing to make the dough.

  ✓ I need a big mixing bowl to make the dough.

  In English, 'mixing bowl' is a compound noun. We do not use the prepositional phrase 'bowl of mixing'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Combine the wet ingredients in one ___ and the dry ingredients in another.

  💡 A deep, round container used to blend food ingredients.

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  mixing bowl

• My grandmother passed down a heavy yellow ceramic ___ that she used for making bread.

  💡 A large kitchen container used for preparing doughs or batters.

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  mixing bowl