Cooking Techniques
Herbs and Spices
Culinary Careers
Brigade System
Cooking Methods
100

Cooking methods are divided into these 3 types of techniques

What is moist, dry, and combination


100

Herbs come from these parts of the plant

What are the leaves and the stems?

100

Culinary careers include (at least 4)

What are head chef, sous chef, maitre d', head waiter, personal chef, caterer, food stylist, food writer, research chef, media chef, etc.?

100
The definition for brigade system

What is a system used to in a kitchen to assign specific tasks to guarantee they are carried out in a timely and efficient manner; also a hierarchy in the kitchen?

100

When food is partially cooked

What is par-cooked?

200

Three types of dry cooking methods include 

What is broiling, grilling, frying, baking, smoking, roasting, stir-frying, and sautéing?

200

Spices come from these parts of the plant

What are the  bark, buds, fruits, roots, seeds, or stems?

200

This chef is also known as the chef de cuisine and is in charge of the kitchen staff

What is the head or executive chef?


200

Three benefits of the brigade system include

What is everyone knows who to report to, everyone knows their job, and their is no confusion?

200

The water temperature needed to poach must be this

What is 160 to 180 degrees?

300

Three types of moist cooking include

What is boiling, blanching, simmering, poaching, and steaming?

300

At least 3 types of herbs include

What is basil, cilantro, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme, etc.? 

300

This person is second in command and instructs staff on their daily jobs

What is the sous chef?

300

These food service workers work on the food production line and have names based on the food they prepare

What is line cook, chef de partie, or commis?

300

The difference between grilling and broiling

What is grilling is done when the heat comes from below while broiling is done when the heat comes from above?

400

The term for when a food is cooked using both dry and moist methods is this

What is combination cooking?

400

At least 3 types of spices include:

What is cinnamon, chili powder, cayenne, cumin, chiles, dill seeds, paprika, ginger, etc.?

400

This person is in charge of the front of the house

What is the maitre d'?

400

The French term for the person who mans the grill

What is the grillardin?

400

In order what water temperature goes from lowest to highest: simmering, boiling, poaching

What is poaching, simmering, and boiling?

500

This cooking method is used when cooking food in water that is less than simmering in a flavorful liquid (usually an acid). It is used to cook delicate foods.

What is poaching?

500

The correct way to store fresh herbs

What is wrapped loosely in damp paper towels and stored in the fridge at temperatures between 34 and 40 degrees?

500

This job works with clients to cook meals for group events and usually delivers the food to venue of the customer's request

What is caterer?

500

This person created the Brigade System

Who is Chef Georges Auguste Escoffier?

500

Describe the steps to blanching

What is submerge the food in boiling liquid and briefly cook it and then remove food from liquid and shock it in ice water to stop the cooking process?