Stir Crazy

   While I probably am, I wonder about something else:   Why does every chef and cook on television use the word "stir" as a noun when describing how to follow a recipe.  "I pour in the ingredients and give it a stir."   "Make sure you give it a good stir."  Didn't people used to just stir the stuff up.  Now you can't simply stir something, you must give it a stir.  Maybe nouns are sexier than verbs.