Types of Prep.
To spread a liquid coat over a food; with a pastry____.
What is brush?
To rub fat, shortening, or oils onto a surface.
What is grease?
To remove to ___ or center of a fruit with pairing knife.
What is coring?
To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning on a cutting board until smooth and elastic.
What is kneading?
To thoroughly combine two or more ingredients with an electric appliance, know for making smoothies.
What is blending?
To soak a food in a seasoned liquid.
What is marinate?
To set an oven to a certain temperature so that it's ready to cook the food.
What is preheat?
To cut a food into very small cubes
What is dicing?
To rapidly beat a substance to incorporate air and make something light and fluffy.
- Done with an electric mixer, wire whisk, or rotary beater.
What is whipping?
To mix with a over-and-over motions, mostly using a spoon or electric ___.
What is a beater/beating?
A technique used to cover foods in ___ cracker, or cereal crumbs to create a crispy coating when cooked.
- The food is dipped in flour and eggs before coated.
What is bread?
To put dry ingredients into a tool in the kitchen, in order to remove lumps and incorporate air.
- Strainers or wire whisks can be used.
What is sift/a sifter?
To cut foods into log thin strips.
(We did this to the carrots in a cooking lab).
What is julienne?
To mix something in a circular motion.
What is stirring?
To combine two or more ingredients by stirring.
What is mixing?
To create an edge on a pastry.
- Use your fingers or a fork to press on the dough, creating an edge.
What is flute?
To roll food into a dry ingredient, like flour or sugar, to create a coat.
- This can be done before or after the food is made.
What is dredge?
To make thin & straight cuts on the outer edge of fat on meat to prevent it from curling.
What is scoring?
To combine a mixture, usually with a rubber spatula, by overlapping or folding over the mixture.
What is folding in?
To mix together, by stirring two or more ingredients together.
What is combining?
BONUS: A tool used to measure these ingredients: flour; sugar; and crumbs.
What are dry measuring cups?
A tool used in the kitchen that can be used to measure both dry and liquid ingredients in small amounts.
What is a measuring spoon?
To cut away most of the fat from meat.
What is a trim?
To mix a solid shortening into flour by cutting it into smaller pieces with a pastry blender, knife, or fork.
What is cutting in?
To blend butter and sugar into a smooth ____ texture with a spoon or mixture.
What is cream/y?