Cutting Techniques
This technique means to cut food into small pieces with a knife.
Chop
This verb means to combine ingredients together.
Mix
This is the cooking method that uses dry heat in an oven.
Bake
This verb means to remove the outer layer or skin from food.
Peel
Which cooking verb means to apply something thinly over a surface?
Spread
When you rub food against a rough surface to break it into small pieces, you are doing this.
Grate
When you beat ingredients vigorously to incorporate air, you are doing this.
Whip
When you heat liquid until it reaches 100°C and produces bubbles, you are doing this.
Boil
When you crush food into a soft, pulpy mass, you are doing this.
Mash
What is the difference between chopping and slicing?
Chopping cuts into small pieces; slicing cuts into thin, flat pieces
This is the cooking verb that means to cut food into thin, flat pieces.
Slice
This technique involves applying a substance thinly over a surface, like butter on bread.
Spread
This cooking technique involves cooking food in hot oil or fat.
Fry
This technique means to transfer liquid from one container to another.
Pour
Name two cooking verbs that involve heat.
Any two of: bake, boil, fry (accept any two)
If a recipe asks you to chop an onion, what are you doing to it?
Cutting it into small pieces (or chopping it)
If you whip cream, what are you doing to it?
Incorporating air into it (or beating it)
If you bake a cake, what cooking method are you using?
Baking
If you peel a potato, what are you removing from it?
The skin/outer layer
Which technique would you use to prepare mashed potatoes?
Mashing (and peeling)
Name all three cutting techniques we've learned: chopping, grating, and slicing.
Chop, grate, and slice
Name all three mixing techniques: mixing, whipping, and spreading.
Mix, whip, and spread
Name all three heat-based cooking methods: baking, boiling, and frying.
Bake, boil, and fry
Name all three preparation techniques: peeling, mashing, and pouring.
Peel, mash, and pour
Describe a simple recipe using at least four of the cooking verbs we've learned.
Teacher will decide