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Terms
Terms
100
Flattens dough; crushes bread, cookies, or crackers into crumbs.
What is rolling pin?
100
To cut food into small, uneven pieces.
What is chop?
100
To cut or break food into long, thin strips by using a knife, fork, or grater.
What is shred?
100
To lower a food's temperature to freezing.
What is freeze?
100
To rub fat on the surface of a food or a cooking utensil.
What is grease?
200
Usually made from metal, plastic, or wood in various sizes.
What is slotted spoon?
200
To cut food into very fine, uneven pieces.
What is mince?
200
To remove the stem and the very thin layer of peel of a fruit or vegetable with a paring knife or vegetable peeler. To remove the outer layer/skin, by stripping or pulling off with your fingers or a knife.
What is pare/peel?
200
To expose to warmth in order to free from a frozen state.
What is defrost/thaw?
200
To soak food in a cold, seasoned liquid, usually containing an acid, in order to add flavor to or tenderize the food. to increase the flavor of a food by adding herbs, spices, or other ingredients; to prepare a cooking utensil for cooking (Ex: Cast iron skillet).
What is marinate/season?
300
Chopping, blending, and liquefying.
What is blender?
300
To cut food into small, equal-size squares about 1/2 inch in size.
What is cube?
300
To make small, straight, shallow cuts with a slicing knife in the surface of a food; often done to tenderize meat or to let juices soak in.
What is score?
300
To cause a solid food to turn into or become part of a liquid.
What is dissolve?
300
To make something east to chew by applying a process of a substance that breaks down connective tissue or fiber.
What is tenderize?
400
More powerful and versatile than a blender; assorted disks/blades for special jobs.
What is food processor?
400
To cut food into small, equal-size squares about 1/4 to 1/8 inch in size.
What is dice?
400
To cut food into large , thick or thin flat pieces with a slicing knife; use a sawing motion while gently pressing the knife down.
What is slicing?
400
To remove liquid from a solid food by pouring off the liquid, putting the food through a colander, or drying with paper towels. To separate solid from liquid materials by pouring the mixture through a strainer or sieve.
What is drain/strain?
400
To change food from a solid to a liquid by applying heat.
What is melt?
500
Refrigerating/freezing perishable foods.
What is refrigerator/freezer?
500
To reduce food into small pieces by pressing and rubbing it against the "teeth" of a grater.
What is grate?
500
To pour or spoon pan juices , melted fat, or sauces over the surface of a food during cooking, using a baster, cup or spoon to keep the food moist and add flavor.
What is baste?
500
To lightly sprinkle the surface of a food with crumbs/flour/sugar. To sprinkle or coat a food with flour.
What is dust/flour?
500
To immerse food in a liquid for the purposing of wetting, softening, dissolving, or cleaning. To leave an opening in the covering of a food through which steam can escape.
What is soak/vent?