Moist Cooking Methods
This cooking method uses the vapor formed from boiling water?
(The food sits above the boiling water and never touches.)
What is steam?
This cooking method involves using the hot air from a closed area, like an oven.
(Typically foods like cake, cupcakes, muffins, etc.)
What is bake?
This cooking method involves heating the water so that there are tiny bubbles, that do not break the surface of the liquid.
What is simmer?
When food is cooked in a small amount of fat so that the outside of the food with turn colors.
What is searing?
These cooking methods includes boil, simmer and steam.
What is moist cooking methods?
This cooking method produces very large bubbles in the liquid that break at the surface.
What is boiling?
This cooking method typically involves larger pieces of meat that are cooked in a closed area.
(Like an oven.)
What is roast?
This cooking method is used for foods of the same size (but different shapes) over high heat.
What is stir fry?
This cooking method involves heat (in the form of a flame or coal) that comes from below the food.
What is grilling?
This cooking method involves placing the food below a direct flame.
What is broiling?
This cooking method takes place when the food is cooked in liquid at 212 ̊F.
What is boil?
This cooking method is used for delicate food items over high heat in little fat with a sauteing pan.
What is saute?
This cooking method takes place when food is briefly cooked in boiling water and them submerged into ice water.
What is blanching?
When the heat transfer comes from a heat source, like coals or a hot electric element.
What is radiant heat?
When vegetables are cooked in a small amount of fat, uncovered, until the moisture is released and the vegetables are softened.
What is sweating?
This cooking method occurs when food is boiled, but removed before being cooked completely.
What is parboil?
This cooking method takes place in a pan that is half filled with oil.
What is pan fry?
This cooking method involves searing and then being completely covered in liquid for the remaining cooking time.
What is stew?
The color change that occurs in food when the sugars on the surface turn brown from heat.
What is the caramelization?
The cooking that occurs after food has been removed from the heat source.
What is carry over cooking?
This cooking method takes place when food is placed into a liquid that is between 150 ̊-185 ̊F.
What is poaching?
This cooking method takes place when food is completely submerged in heated fat or oil.
What is deep fry?
This is the best cooking method for tough cuts of meat.
(It involves searing and then being cooked in small amounts of liquid for a long time.)
What is braise?
The process that causes proteins to turn brown as they cook?
(This results in crisp and flavorful food.)
What is the Maillard Reaction?
The time it takes for a pan to heat back up after food has been added.
What is recovery time?