The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. "Shake a tower" for "Take a shower"
2. Seismologist's concern
3. Distraction on path toward a goal, perhaps
4. Holy Grail of soccer - literally
5. Ethnically diverse population
6. Oklahoma's is the best example
7. Abraham Lincoln's trademark headwear
8. Big rig accident result, often
9. Crude metaphor for pregnancy

Answers:

1. Spoonerism
2. Plate techtonics
3. Fork in the road
4. World Cup
5. Melting pot
6. Panhandle
7. Stovepipe hat
8. Jackknifed truck
9. "In the oven"

All answers contain things found in a kitchen.