Is found in the kitchen with chef, returning uncooked steak, essentially (8)
I believe the answer is:
cookware
'is found in the kitchen' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'chef returning uncooked steak essentially' is the wordplay.
'chef' becomes 'cook' (both can mean someone who cooks).
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'uncooked' becomes 'raw' (similar in meaning).
'essentially' indicates the central letters.
The middle of 'steak' is 'e'.
'raw' back-to-front is 'war'.
'cook'+'war'+'e'='COOKWARE'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cookware that I've seen before include "kitchen items" , "Kitchen utensils" .)