1. not related to cooking or the preparation of food

Examples

• The chef used the knife for nonculinary purposes like opening packages.
• She studied botany for nonculinary applications in medicine.
• The restaurant stored nonculinary supplies in the back room.
• His interest in herbs was purely nonculinary and focused on their medicinal properties.
• The kitchen equipment had both culinary and nonculinary uses.
• They discussed nonculinary aspects of food production like packaging and distribution.