Cutting terms
Preparation 1
Preparation 2
Mixing
Cooking
100
To cut food into small uneven pieces
What is to Chop?
100
To expose to warmth in order to free from a frozen state
What is to Defrost/Thaw
100
To lower a foods temperature to freezing or below by place it in a freezer
What is to freeze?
100
To throughly mix ingredients and incorporate air using a spoon wire wisp or food processer
What is beat?
100
To turn the appliance or oven to a desired temperature before cooking
What is Preheat?
200
To cut food into small equal size, squares about 1/2 inch in size?
What is to cube?
200
To change food from a solid to a liquid by applying heat
What is to melt?
200
To remove liquid from a solid food by pouring off the liquid, putting food through a colander or drying with paper towels
What is to drain?
200
to beat solid fat and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth light and creamy soften margarine.
What is Cream?
200
To broil oven hot coals or on a griddle
What is Grill?
300
To reduce food into small pieces by pressing and rubbing it against the "teeth" of a grater.
What is to grate?
300
To rub fat on the surface of a food or cooking utensil
What is to grease?
300
To leave an opening in the covering of a food through witch steam can escape
What is to vent?
300
To work a ball of dough with the heels of the hands?
What is knead?
300
to cook bite size small pieces of food quickly over high heat in a small amount of fat while stirring constantly
What is Stir fry?
400
To cut food into large thick or thin flat pieces with a slicing knife, use a sawing motion while gently pressing the knife down?
What is to slice?
400
To increase the flavor of a food by adding herbs spices or other ingredients or to prepare cooking utensils for cooking
What is to season?
400
To make something easy to chew by applying a process or a substance that breaks down connective tissue or fiber
What is to tenderize?
400
to reduce ingredients to finer particles add air to dry ingredients
What is sift?
400
To cook large pieces of meat or poultry slowly over low heat in a small amount of hot liquid in a tightly covered pan
What is Braise?
500
To make small straight swallow cuts with a slicing knife in the surface of a food?
What is to score?
500
To pour or spoon pan juices melted fat or sauces over the surface of a food during cooking
What is to baste?
500
To lightly sprinkle the surface of a food with crumbs or flour or sugar
What is to dust?
500
To blend a delicate mixture into a heavier one using a rubber spatula
What is Fold?
500
To cook meat fish or poultry uncovered in an oven with dry hot air
What is Roast?
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