Knife Basics
Using Recipes
Cutting Foods
Cooking Terms I
Cooking Terms II
100
This tool is ideal for slicing, dicing, and chopping.
What is Chef's knife?
100
Set of directions for making a food or beverage.
What is a recipe?
100
We do this type of cutting or ripping with our fingers.
What is shredding?
100
This means to cut food into small, irregular pieces.
What is chop?
100
The most gentle form of mixing.
What is to fold?
200
When walking with a knife in your hand the tip of the blade should always be pointed________?
What is down?
200
Number of servings or amount that a recipe makes.
What is yield?
200
These two fingers should be on the sides of the knife blade when cutting.
What is your thumb and pointer finger?
200
This means to combine fat and flour with a pastry blender.
What is to cut-in?
200
We do this to dough with our hands.
What is kneading?
300
The best type of cutting board you should use. (It cleans better)
What is plastic?
300
An organized ___ ____ is key to a successful lab
What is lab plan?
300
This is when you cut something so that it has equal 1/2 inch sides
What is cubed?
300
To cook in the oven using dry heat.
What is bake?
300
This is leaving food in a liquid before cooking to add flavor.
What is to marinate?
400
This safety technique helps eliminate the chance of having an unsafe knife.
What is sharpening?
400
There are ___ teaspoons in a tablespoon.
What is 3?
400
This is the smallest type of cutting for things with strong flavors, like garlic.
What is mincing?
400
This technique puts food into boiling water until tender and then into ice water to stop the cooking.
What is to blanch?
400
This is what we do to chocolate chips before putting them in batter so that they don't all sink to the bottom.
What is dredge/coat?
500
The best way to avoid loosing a finger when you cut food is to use ____ _____.
What is "The Claw"?
500
When measuring milk you should always use the ____ _____ ____.
What is the liquid measuring cup?
500
You should do this to rounded food, such as a potato, so that it doesn't roll while you work?
What is cut it so that you have a flat side.
500
To cut into narrow, fine sticks, about 2-5 inches in length and 1/8 inch thick.
What is julienne or match stick?
500
To cook food just below the boiling point.
What is to simmer?
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