10 Phrasal verbs used at the kitchen

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Examples
Clean up	To tidy or make clean	1. I need to clean up the dishes after dinner. 2. Can you clean up the spills on the counter? 3. Let's clean up the kitchen before the guests arrive. 4. It's time to clean up the mess in the refrigerator. 5. After baking, remember to clean up the flour on the floor.
Cut up	To chop or slice into smaller pieces	1. Please cut up the vegetables for the salad. 2. She's cutting up the chicken for tonight's dinner. 3. Can you cut up the bread for sandwiches? 4. He cut up the fruit for the fruit salad. 5. Let's cut up the cake into equal portions.
Heat up	To make something warm	1. Let's heat up the soup for lunch. 2. He's heating up some leftovers in the microwave. 3. Can you heat up the oven for baking? 4. She heated up some water for tea. 5. The chef is heating up the sauce for the pasta.
Mix up	To blend or combine ingredients	1. Mix up the flour and sugar in a bowl. 2. She mixed up the batter for the pancakes. 3. Let's mix up the ingredients for the marinade. 4. He mixed up the spices for the curry. 5. They're mixing up the salad dressing in the kitchen.
Put away	To store something in its place	1. Don't forget to put away the dishes after washing them. 2. He put away the groceries in the pantry. 3. Can you put away the pots and pans? 4. She's putting away the clean utensils in the drawer. 5. Let's put away the spices in the spice rack.
Take out	To remove something from its place	1. I'll take out the trash after dinner. 2. Can you take out the chicken from the freezer? 3. He took out the eggs from the refrigerator. 4. She's taking out the ingredients for baking cookies. 5. Let's take out the plates for the dinner party.
Set up	To arrange or prepare something	1. We need to set up the table for dinner. 2. Can you set up the coffee maker for tomorrow morning? 3. She's setting up the buffet for the party. 4. Let's set up the grill for the barbecue. 5. He set up the blender for making smoothies.
Wipe down	To clean or polish a surface	1. Please wipe down the countertops after cooking. 2. She wiped down the stove after it cooled down. 3. Can you wipe down the kitchen cabinets? 4. He's wiping down the dining table before guests arrive. 5. Let's wipe down the fridge to remove fingerprints.
Throw away	To dispose of something	1. Don't forget to throw away the expired food. 2. Can you throw away the empty containers? 3. She threw away the old spices from the pantry. 4. Let's throw away the leftovers from last night's dinner. 5. He's throwing away the broken utensils.
Rinse off	To clean by using water	1. Rinse off the vegetables before chopping them. 2. Can you rinse off the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher? 3. She's rinsing off the cutting board after use. 4. Let's rinse off the greasy pans before washing them. 5. He rinsed off the soap from the plates.