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100
1 pint is equal to how many cups?
What is 1a cup?
100
C or c
What is a cup?
100
You should have 1.5-2 cups per day of this food. And should try to have this with every meal.
What is a fruit?
100
To moisten foods during cooking with pan drippings or special sauce to add flavor and prevent drying.
What does it mean to baste something?
100
To flavor and moisturize pieces of meat, poultry, seafood or vegetable by soaking them in or brushing them with a liquid mixture of seasonings known as a marinade. Dry marinade mixtures composed of salt, pepper, herbs or spices may also be rubbed into meat, poultry or seafood.
What is marinating?
200
1 tablespoon= how many teaspoons?
What is 3 teaspoons?
200
# or lb.
What is the symbol for a pound?
200
You should have 3-5.5 ounces of this per day and it gives you lasting energy for throughout the day.
What is a meat/bean?
200
To cut food in small cubes of uniform size and shape.
What is dicing?
200
To cook in steam in a pressure cooker, deep well cooker, double boiler, or a steamer made by fitting a rack in a kettle with a tight cover. A small amount of boiling water is used, more water being added during steaming process, if necessary.
What is steaming?
300
There are 8 qts. in how many gallons?
What is 2 gallons?
300
T. or Tbs. or Tbsp.
What is the symbol for a tablespoon?
300
This can help you stop bleeding and you should have 2-3 cups per day.
What is dairy products?
300
To soften a fat, especially butter, by beating it at room temperature. Butter and sugar are often creamed together, making a smooth, soft paste.
What does it mean to cream when cooking?
300
To cut vegetables, fruits, or cheeses into thin strips.
What is julienne?
400
48 ounces = how many pounds?
What is 3 pounds?
400
fl. oz.
What is the symbol for fluid ounces?
400
This food group involves saturated and unsaturated fats.
What is fats and oils?
400
To cut narrow grooves or gashes partway through the outer surface of food.
What is scoring?
400
To dissolve the thin glaze of juices and brown bits on the surface of a pan in which food has been fried, sauteed or roasted. To do this, add liquid and stir and scrape over high heat, thereby adding flavor to the liquid for use as a sauce.
What is deglazing?
500
There are 4 pints in how many cups?
What is 8 cups?
500
ml
What is a milliliter?
500
We should have 5-7 servings of this in our daily diet.
What is vegetables?
500
To secure poultry with string or skewers, to hold its shape while cooking.
What does it mean to truss?
500
To incorporate a delicate substance, such as whipped cream or beaten egg whites, into another substance without releasing air bubbles. Cut down through mixture with spoon, whisk, or fork; go across bottom of bowl, up and over, close to surface. The process is repeated, while slowing rotating the bowl, until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
What is folding?