Cooking Terms
Safety & Sanitation
Nutrients
Measurements/Equivalents
Miscellaneous
100
Method of cooking that takes place in an oven, usually with dry heat.
What is Baking?
100
There are several methods that are recommended in putting out grease fires - the one method you should NEVER use is this...
What is putting it out with water?
100
Many salads are nutritious, because the lettuce and vegetables they contain are high in these two nutrients:
What are vitamins and minerals?
100
1/2 cup = ? Tablespoons.
What are 8 T.
100
a mixture of fat and flour, used to thicken a variety of sauces and soups.
What is a Roux?
200
To in corporate ingredients in a gentle,turning motion, such as egg whites into a batter.
What is Folding/to Fold?
200
Why is it recommended to use two different cutting boards when cutting raw meats and raw produce?
What is to prevent cross-contamination?
200
Milk is high in this mineral, which is good for bones and teeth.
What is calcium?
200
1 C. = ? oz.
What 8 oz.
200
A kind of soup that is thickened by the pureed vegetables, such as potatoes?
What is Puree soup?
300
To cook in a little bit of oil, french word for "to jump".
What is Saute?
300
Name two methods of preventing fires in the kitchen.
What is (any two) - unplug small appliances before cleaning, don't put flammables near stove, don't leave cooking food unattended, wipe up spills on the stove, make sure stove is shut off after cooking, use short, flame-retardant curtains if over the stove.
300
This nutrient gives us our primary source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
300
How many quarts = 1 gallon?
What are 4 quarts?
300
This sauce is bright red and usually thickened by it's own vegetable paste.
What is Tomato?
400
Method of mixing fat and flour together.
What is Cut-In/Cutting-In
400
How long should one wash their hands before cooking? And how often should one wash their hands while cooking?
What is 20 sec, or singing the "Happy Birthday song", and after handling any type of food, touching other things, especially raw meats.
400
This nutrient is necessary to insulate our internal organs, and helps us regulate body temperature, but should be consumed in smaller amounts.
What is fat?
400
One cup of butter requires these amount of sticks.
What are 2?
400
This type of salad usually contains protein.
What is a Main Dish salad?
500
Method of mixing fat and sugars together.
What is To Cream/Creaming.
500
The name of the bacteria that can be found in infected eggs and can cause serious illness, even death.
What is salmonella?
500
Vitamins are classified into these two categories:in one, the the vitamins are stored, the other is not.
What is Fat Soluble and Water Soluble?
500
If a recipe called for 1 and 1/2 cups of water, and you were dividing the entire recipe in half, what would be the amount of water you would need?
What is 3/4 Cup.
500
Name the 5 French Mother Sauces.
What are: Bechamel, Espagnole, Veloute, Tomato, and Hollandaise?