Cooking Methods
You cook food in very hot water.
Boil.
This texture is very easy to cut and eat. It is the opposite of hard.
Soft.
If I bake a potato, the inside of the potato gets this texture.
Soft.
You cook food inside an oven. We use this for cakes and bread.
Bake.
This food makes a loud noise when you bite it. Examples are raw carrots and potato chips.
Crunchy
I want my chicken to be very juicy. What method should I use?
Grill.
You cook meat over a fire or hot coals, usually outside in the garden.
Grill.
This food has a lot of water or liquid inside. It is very delicious for meat or fruit.
Juicy.
If you fry food too much, it gets crispy, but it also leaves a lot of oil on your hands. What is this bad texture?
Greasy.
You cook food using a lot of hot oil. It is delicious but not very healthy.
Deep fry.
This texture is very difficult to eat. You need to use your teeth for a long time to eat this meat or candy.
Chewy.
I want my broccoli to be crunchy and healthy. What method should I NOT use because it makes the broccoli mushy?
Boil.
You do not put the food in water. You cook the food using the hot gas from boiling water.
Steam.
If you boil vegetables or pasta for two hours, they get this texture. It is like baby food.
Mushy.
You put a piece of fish in very hot oil. Name the method AND the two textures the fish will get.
Method: Fry. Textures: Crispy and Greasy.