Dry Heat
The term used for cooking bread, cookies, cakes and casseroles.
What is Bake?
Cooking food such as pasta in heated water that creates large bubbles that rise to the surface and break.
What is Boil?
Cooking foods in a skillet with a small amount of fat over low to medium heat.
What is saute'?
Another term for deep fat frying.
What is French frying?
A popular dessert cooked in the microwave in a mug.
What is a mug cake?
Cooking large cuts of meat or vegetables, usually in the oven.
What is Roast?
Technique of heating a liquid such as a soup to create bubbles that break the surface then reducing heat so the liquid barely ripples.
What is Simmer?
Cooking larger pieces food such as hamburger or pancakes in a skillet with small amount of fat. Food will need to be turned during the cooking process.
What is pan-fry?
Vegetables cooked this way lose a lot of nutritional value.
What is Boil?
Vegetables cooked in the microwave keep most of this intact.
What is nutritional value?
Cooks food quickly under direct heat at high temperatures.
What is Broil?
Technique of cooking food over boiling water, not in it.
What is Steam?
Food is emersed in hot fat and cooked until done.
What is deep fat frying?
A good way to cook vegetables that preserves the nutritional value.
What is Steam?
Do not put this in the microwave.
What is metal?
Cooks food directly over a heat source. The outside of meat is seared quickly with this meathod.
What is Grill?
Technique of cooking food over boiling water, not in it.
What is Poach?
A wok is usually used for this technique where small pieces of vegetables and meat are cooked in small amounts of oil with liquid added throughout the cooking process.
What is Stir-frying?
When applied to food, ensures it's safe to eat.
What is heat?
This will explode if cooked in the microwave.
What is egg in it's shell?
These terms describe the same technique, but it's the type of food being cooked that designates which term to use.
What is bake and roast?
Food is cooked in steam under this technique that causes temperatures to rise and cook food more quickly.
What is Pressure Cooking?
This forms when oil is no longer good for cooking.
What is smoke?
When heat is applied to food, these two characteristics of food can change.
What is color and texture?
To clean your microwave, put a bowl of this with vinegar or lemons in the microwave and heat for 1-2 minutes.
What is water?