Kitchen Basics
The tool used to cut and dice vegetables safely.
What is a chef’s knife?
This cooking method uses water or steam to cook food.
What is moist heat cooking?
Quick breads use this type of leavening instead of yeast.
What is chemical leavening?
This type of measuring cup is best for dry ingredients.
What is a dry measuring cup?
The grade of egg most commonly sold in grocery stores.
What is Grade A?
The temperature in Fahrenheit considered safe for cooking poultry.
What is 165°F?
To cook food in hot fat or oil, this method is used.
What is frying?
The mixing method used for muffins is called this.
What is the muffin method?
You should measure liquids at this level for accuracy.
What is eye level?
Cooking eggs gently in simmering water is called this.
What is poaching?
This measuring tool is best for liquids like water or oil.
What is a liquid measuring cup?
Cooking food in an oven using indirect heat is called this.
What is baking?
Cutting in cold fat to dry ingredients is part of this method.
What is the biscuit method?
To scale a recipe, you multiply ingredient amounts by this number.
What is the conversion factor?
This breakfast cooking method involves mixing eggs and cooking slowly.
What is scrambling?
The process of cleaning and killing bacteria on surfaces.
What is sanitizing?
Name one example of a dry heat method other than baking.
What is roasting, grilling, or sautéing?
Baking soda needs this type of ingredient to activate it.
What is an acid (like buttermilk)?
This happens if you pack flour tightly into a measuring cup.
What is too much flour / dry, dense baked goods?
Eggs should be stored at or below this temperature in Fahrenheit.
What is 40°F (4°C)?
Name one common dry heat cooking method.
What is baking (or roasting or grilling)?
This moist heat method cooks food slowly in liquid at a low temp.
What is simmering or poaching?
Overmixing quick bread batter causes this texture problem.
What is toughness or tunnels?
This tool is more accurate than volume for measuring ingredients.
What is a kitchen scale?
This nutrient in eggs helps bind ingredients and add moisture.
What is protein?