To cause a solid food to turn into or become part of a liquid.
What is dissolve?
100
To thoroughly mix ingredients and incorporate air using a spoon, wire whisk, mixer, or food processor with an up-and-down and circular motion.
What is beat?
100
To roast slowly on a rack or spit over hot coals or some other direct heat source and baste with a spicy sauce.
What is barbeque?
100
Less than 1/8 tsp. or the amount of an ingredient that can be held between the thumb and forefinger.
What is pinch?
200
To rub fat on the surface of a food or a cooking utensil.
What is grease?
200
To beat solid fat and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth, light and creamy.
What is cream?
200
To cook food in hot liquid, 212 degrees, having bubbles that rise to and break on the surface of a liquid.
What is boil?
200
To kill or drastically reduce the amount of contaminants on food-contact surfaces by using chemicals or high temperatures.
What is sanitize?
300
To cut food into large, thick or thin flat pieces using a sawing motion while pressing down.
What is slice?
300
To blend a delicate mixture into a heavier one, using a rubber spatula, spoon, or wire whisk in a gentle up, down, and over motion so that the mixture stays light.
What is fold?
300
To cook large pieces of meat or poultry slowly over low heat in a small amount of hot liquid in a tightly covered pan and simmered on top of the stove or in the oven.
What is braise?
300
To increase the flavor of a food by adding herbs, spices, or other ingredients, or to prepare a cooking utensil for cooking.
What is season?
400
To make something easy to chew by applying a process or substance that breaks down connective tissue or fiber.
What is tenderize?
400
To lightly mix ingredients by tumbling them with tongs or a large fork and spoon.
What is toss?
400
To cook uncovered under a direct heat source.
What is broil?
400
To immerse food in a liquid for the purpose of wetting, softening, dissolving, or cleaning.
What is soak?
500
To leave an opening in the covering of a food through which steam can escape.
What is vent?
500
To beat quickly and vigorously by hand, wire whisk, or mixer to incorporate air and to make a mixture light and fluffy.
What is whip?
500
To cook meat, fish, or poultry uncovered in an oven.
What is roast?
500
To cook food in a pan using vapor produced by boiling liquid.