The large, most commonly used knife for cutting fruits and veggies
What is a chef (or French) knife?
100
A type of oven that cooks faster due to circulating air
What is a convection oven?
100
The browning of sugars - in bread, vegetables and meat
What is caramelization?
100
A tool for scraping that is sometimes called the million dollar tool.
What is a rubber spatula?
200
12x20 inch pan designed to fit in serving lines
What is a hotel (or steamtable) pan?
200
The small thin knife for peeling and coring fruits and veggies
What is a paring knife?
200
Equipment commonly used for giving great flavor to steaks and chicken
What is a char-grill (or gas grill)
200
heat transfer that occurs when heat is spread by the movement of air, steam or liquid
What is convection?
200
A portion control tool whose number tells how many are in a qt.
What is a scoop (or disher)?
300
A large slope sided seasoned pan for ideal for stir frying
What is a wok?
300
The jagged edge knife used for slicing bread
What is a serrated knife?
300
Equipment used to cook vegetables that retains nutrients
What is a steamer?
300
To cook slowly in fat without browning, often done with onions
What is sweating?
300
Used for serving foods when some liquid needs to be drained off
What is slotted (or perforated) spoon?
400
A round deep container for holding hot soup on the serving line
What is a bain marie?
400
A good cut to use for stir-fry vegetables that's a long thin evenly cut strip
What is batonnet (or julienne)?
400
A portable tool used for blending and pureeing right in the pot
What is an immersion blender (or burr mixer)?
400
The interaction of amino acids, carbohydrates and cooking at high temperatures which causes browning and rich flavors to develop on the surface of meats.
What is the Maillard reaction?
400
A tool for flipping hot foods on a griddle or serving solid hot foods
What is an offset (metal) spatula?
500
A large round straight low-sided pot good for making risotto
What is a rondeau?
500
A way to prepare fresh leafy herbs by rolling, then cutting into very thin strips
What is chiffonade?
500
Pot that heats on bottom AND sides - fast and perfect for cooking pasta and soups
What is a steam-jacketed kettle?
500
Cooking an item partially and briefly in boiling water - sets color in vegetables or loosens skins
What is blanching?
500
A portion control tool that's a combination of a spoon and ladle