Techniques
Simmering a liquid until some of it evaporates
Reduce
Category of cooking method that uses both dry and moist cooking methods.
Combination Method
Lucy wants to make chocolate chip cookies. After she is done dropping the dough onto cookie trays, what cooking method should she use?
Bake
Heat that moves around.
Convection
Sarah wants to cook her asparagus in a skillet with a little bit of fat on high heat. What method should she use?
Saute
To cook in fat over low heat.
Softens without browning.
Sweat
Category of cooking methods that use water.
Moist cooking methods
Amy wants to cook an egg in the shell so that the inside of the egg is hard and the yolk is cooked. What specific cooking method should she use?
Boil
Conduction
Steven has a filet of salmon he wants to cook using a moist cooking method. What method would be best for his salmon?
Poach
To brown the surface of a food.
Sear
Category of cooking method that uses dry heat.
Dry cooking method
Mac places broccoli in a enclosed pot to allow water vapor to cook the vegetable. What cooking technique is he using?
Steam
Heat waves
Radiation
Gill has some chicken cutlets he wants to fry in oil. He only has enough oil to cover about half of the height of the chicken cutlet. Which cooking method is he using?
Pan Fry
To add shine to food. Can be sweet or savory.
Glaze
Dry cooking methods
Dimitri has a chuck roast that is a tough cut of meat. He realizes he may need to cook it in liquid after he finishes searing the meat. What specific cooking method should he use?
Braise
Baking uses what method(s) of heat transfer
Convection & Radiation
You want to use radiation heat and add robust flavors to meat. What cooking method is best to use?
Grill
Using liquid in a pan to dissolve cooked food particles.
Deglaze
Braising is an example of what category of cooking method.
Combination
Chet wants to make calamari that is coated in a flour mixture and comes out crispy in one round of cooking. What method should he use?
Deep fry
Broiling uses what method(s) of heat transfer
Radiation
Sally has a tough cut of meat so she cuts it into small pieces, she browns the meat and then puts it into a broth to finish cooking. What cooking method did she use?
Stew