Cutting Terms
Mixing Terms
Dry heat methods
Moist Heat Methods
Cooking In Fat
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What is to Baste.
What is to pour or spoon pan hand juices, melted fat, or sauces over the surface of a food during cooking, using a baster, cup, or spoon, to keep the food moist and add flavor?
100
What is it beat?
What is to thoroughly mix ingredients and incorporate air using a spoon, wire whisk, mixer, or food processor with and up-and-down and circular motion?
100
What is to Broil?
What is to cook uncovered under a direct heat source?
100
What is to Boil?
What is to cook food in hot liquid, 212°f, having bubbles that rise to and break on the surface of the liquid?
100
What is to Deep-Fry?
What is to cook food by completely immersing in hot fat; also know has 'French Frying?'
200
What is to Freeze?
What is to lower a food's temperature to freezing or below by placing it in a freezer?
200
What is to blend?
What is to stir or mix ingredients until they are thoroughly combined and smooth?
200
What is to grill?
What is to broil over hot coals or on a grill?
200
What is to Braise?
What is to cook large pieces of meat or poultry slowly over low heat in a small amount of hot liquid in a tightly covered pan.
200
What is to Fry?
What is to cook food in a small amount of hot fat?
300
What is to Dissolve?
What is to cause a solid food to turn into of become part of a liquid?
300
What is to combine?
What is to blend or mix two or more ingredients?
300
What is to Bake?
What is to cook in an oven with dry, hot air?
300
What is to Microwave?
What is to cook food in a microwave oven using little or no liquid.
300
What is to Saute?
What is to lightly brown or cook in a small amount of fat over moderate heat?
400
What is to Drain.
What is to remove liquid from a solid food by pouring off the liquid, putting the food through a colander, or drying with paper towels?
400
What is to Cream?
What is to beat solid fat and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth, light, and creamy?
400
What is to cut-in
What is to combine flour and solid fat by cutting the fat into tiny pieces using a pastry blender, two forks or knives, or the hands?
400
What is to Simmer?
What is to cook food in liquid that is just below the boiling point?
400
What is to Stir Fry?
What is to cook bite sized pieces of food quickly over high heat?
500
What is to Defrost/Thaw
What is to expose to warmth in order to free from a frozen state?
500
What is to cream?
What is to beat solid fat and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth, light and creamy.
500
What is to Steam?
What is to cook food in a pan using vapor produced by a boiling liquid.
500
What is to Preheat?
What is to turn on an appliance or oven to a desired temperature about 5 to 10 minutes before the food is placed in it?
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