Cooking Terms I
Cutting Food
Cooking Terms II
Cooking Terms III
Cooking Terms IV
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This tool is ideal for slicing, dicing, and chopping.
What is a knife?
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To cut in to small square pieces.
What is a cube?
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To cook by heat usually in an oven, sweet foods.
What is bake?
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To mix rapidly.
What is beat?
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To incorporate two or more ingredients together.
What is blend?
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To emerge in rapidly boiling water for just a minute.
What is blanch?
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To cut solids into pieces with a knife.
What is chop?
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To moisten foods during cooking using their juices.
What is baste?
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To combine ingredients usually by stirring.
What is mix?
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To soften a fat by blending.
What is cream?
300
To sprinkle or coat with flour.
What is dredge?
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To cut food into small uniform pieces.
What is dice?
300
To cook or brown food in some kind of fat.
What is saute?
300
To flavor and moisten food.
What is marinade?
300
To beat rapidly to incorporate air, often with cream.
What is whip?
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To put something in a temperature below boiling for a bit.
What is scald?
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To cut into the tiniest pieces.
What is mince?
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To cook by dry heat in an oven, usually savory foods.
What is roast?
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To remove impurities from liquids by pulling it off the top.
What is skim?
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To put ingredients in sifter.
What is sift?
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To work and press the dough to develop the gluten.
What is knead?
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To cut or tear into narrow pieces.
What is shred?
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To cut narrow grooves in food.
What is score?
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To remove the outermost skin from a fruit or vegetable.
What is pare?
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To cook slowly over low heat.
What is simmer?
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