a cutting tool with a cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle
What is a knife
100
A dry-heat cooking method that heats food by surrounding it with hot, dry air in a closed environment; the term is usually used with reference to cooking breads, pastries, vegetables, fruits and fish.
What is baking
100
Brown food quickly over high heat, done as a preparatory step for further methods such as braising or roasting.
What is Sear
100
Menu in which items and beverages are priced individually
What is A La Carte
100
A pasta sauce originally consisting of butter, cream, and the finest parmesan cheese available
What is Alfredo
200
The process of cutting foods into fine or coarse cut pieces
What is chop
200
To heat (an oven, grill, pan, etc) beforehand
What is Pre heating
200
To partial cook a food in simmering/boiling water
What is Parboil
200
Mise en Place: refers to the preparation and organization of ingredients and equipment.
What is “Everything in place”
200
A dessert made with a crust that is filled with a mixture of cream cheese, sugar, and other flavorings into a custard-like filling. It can be topped with a variety of ingredients such as fruit or chocolate.
What is Cheesecake
300
To cut into very small (fine) pieces
What is mince
300
To work solid shortening into dry ingredients with two knives or a pastry blender until well mixed
What is Cut in
300
a method of cooking food, that uses a small amount of oil or fat in a shallow pan over relatively high hea
What is Sautéing
300
Italian term meaning “to the tooth”. Used to describe mainly pasta that is cooked until a slight resistance when bitten into.
What is Al Dente
300
The Italian word for squid
What is Calamari
400
working solid shortening into dry ingredients with two knives or a pastry blender until well mixed
What is "Cut in"
400
To moisten foods using their natural juices periodically during cooking.
What is Baste
400
Food cooked with a browned or crusted top, often made with bread crumbs, cheese and/or sauce topping and cooked under a salamander/broiler.
What is Au gratin
400
a small fried cake of sweetened dough, typically in the shape of a ball or ring.
What is doughnut
500
to cut small slits in a cut of meat.
What is Score
500
Making quick breads by adding solid fat to dry ingredients before mixing in liquids.
What is the biscuit method
500
To cook something at barely boiling point
What is to simmer
500
Portuguese word for "rice". It is not a Spanish term.
What is "RICE"
500
A food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened