cooking methods

moist-heat cooking

100

moist-heat cooking uses ______ or _______ to cook food

hot liquid or steam

question # 2

200

steaming cooks food fast. true or false 

false

question # 11

300

water boils at _____.

212 degrees F 

question # 12

400

moist-heat cooking is the only method that can be used to cook _________ and _______________.

rice & dry beans 

question # 13

500

list 7 examples of moist-heat cooking 

boiling, simmering, poaching, steaming, pressure-cooking, braising & stewing

question #2

dry-heat cooking

100

identify a food that can be cooked using the dry-heat method

?

200

contrast broiling & grilling

broiling: heat source above food

grilling: heat source below food

question # 5

300

roasting is used for ….

meat & poultry 

question #6 

400

4 examples of dry-heat cooking are..

Roasting, baking, broiling, grilling

question #7

cooking in fat

100

list a food that can be cooked using deep fat frying 

?

200

contrast frying and sautéing 

frying uses more fat & bigger pieces

question # 8

300

define pan-broiling 

Cooking food in an uncovered skillet in its own natural fat

question # 9

400

define stir frying

Stirring small pieces of food over high heat in a small amount of oil until just tender

question # 10 

500

list 5 examples of cooking in fat

frying, sautéing, pan-broiling, deep-fat fry, stir-fry

question #4

microwave cooking

100

what is the point of puncturing food before microwaving it

-prevents pressure from building up
-if pressure builds up, the food will burst

question # 20 

200

how can you prevent uneven cooking when using a microwave

stir or rotate food

question # 21

300

list 4 materials that can go in the microwave

glass, ceramic, plastic paper

question # 18

500

List 5 conditions that determine how long a food needs to be microwaved and at what power level.

food density, volume, shape, starting temp, moisture 

question # 19 

mystery

100

All cooking methods have one thing in common:

heat

question # 14 

200

define conduction 

Transferring heat by direct contact

question # 15

300

What 3 ways is heat transferred to food?

conduction, convection & radiation

question #1 

400

define convection 

Transferring heat through the movement of molecules in air or liquid

question # 16

500

list 3 appliances that use radiation

microwave, toaster oven, broiler 

question # 17