Phrasal verbs: food and cooking

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• heat up
  to make food warm
• cool down
  to make food less hot
• cut up
  to cut something into smaller pieces
• chop up
  to cut something into small pieces
• mix in
  to add and combine an ingredient
• stir in
  to add an ingredient while stirring
• dish out
  to serve food onto plates
• dish up
  to serve a meal
• eat up
  to finish eating all of something
• dig in
  to start eating, often used informally
• warm up
  to heat food that was already cooked
• boil over
  for a boiling liquid to overflow the pot
• fry up
  to cook food by frying
• cook up
  to prepare food, or to invent a plan
• whip up
  to prepare food quickly and easily
• serve up
  to serve food to people
• pig out
  to eat a large amount of food
• eat out
  to eat a meal at a restaurant
• eat in
  to eat a meal at home instead of a restaurant
• wolf down
  to eat something very quickly
• polish off
  to finish eating or drinking all of something
• top up
  to refill someone's drink or plate
• lay out
  to arrange food on a table
• clean off
  to eat everything on a plate
• peel off
  to remove the skin or outer layer of a fruit or vegetable
• slice up
  to cut something into thin slices
• melt down
  to heat a solid, like butter or chocolate, until it becomes liquid
• cook through
  to cook food until it is fully done
• spice up
  to add more flavor to food, often with spices
• dry out
  for food to lose moisture and become too dry
• load up
  to fill a plate with a lot of food
• drain off
  to remove liquid from food after cooking
• mash up
  to crush food into a soft, smooth mass