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Basic Cooking Terms
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Subject
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cooking
Instructions:
Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To cook in a small amount of fat - like mushrooms or onion
Broil
Grate
Bread
Saute
2. To flatten to a desired thickness by using a rolling pin.
Roll
Saute
Grate
Mince
3. To work dough with the 'heel' of the hands - using a pressing motion - accompanied by folding and stretching until smooth and elastic.
Boil
Roll
Peel
Knead
4. To remove or strip off the skin or rind of some fruits and vegetables.
Peel
Grate
Bread
Chill
5. To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy
Mince
Level Off
Brush
Cream
6. To bring a heating unit - like an oven - to a certain temperature
Knead
Preheat
Flour
Bake
7. To brush or pour liquid over food as it cooks to keep it moist
Baste
Broil
Melt
Preheat
8. To make mixture smooth by lifting it over and over quickly with a big beating stroke or to incorporate air through the mixture.
Cut in
Mix
Beat
Marinate
9. To cook over - under - or in front of hot coals or a gas or electric burner - or other form of direct heat.
Chill
Knead
Brush
Broil
10. To mix ingredients lightly without mashing or crushing them.
Broil
Preheat
Roast
Toss
11. To heat a solid food - such as butter - until it becomes a liquid
Melt
Cube
Mix
Grease
12. To cook in water or liquid in Which bubbles rise continually and break on surface
Toss
Boil
Season
Baste
13. To bake - dry - or toast a food until the surface is brown.
Marinate
Bread
Brown
Whip or Whisk
14. To cook meat - poultry - or vegetables in the oven with dry heat
Sift
Roast
Boil
Knead
15. To beat rapidly to introduce air bubbles into food. Applied to cream - eggs - and gelatin.
Knead
Whip or Whisk
Simmer
Barbecue
16. To roast meat slowly on a spit rack or rack over heat - basting frequently with a seasoned sauce.
Barbecue
Garnish
Cook
Steam
17. To put dry ingredients through a strainer / sifter to break up lumps and mix thoroughly
Cool
Chill
Bread
Sift
18. To finely divide food in various sizes by rubbing it on a grater with sharp projections.
Roast
Grate
Chop
Brown
19. To cut into small pieces.
Knead
Mince
Chop
Cream
20. To mix ingredients by gently turning one part over another with a spatula
Roast
Grate
Roll
Fold-in
21. To cook below the boiling point - bubbles form slowly and break on the surface.
Barbecue
Roast
Simmer
Julienne
22. To cook in the steam generated by boiling water.
Cool
Steam
Level Off
Grease
23. To cut or chop food as finely as possible.
Season
Mince
Saute
Level Off
24. To coat food with butter - margarine - or egg - using a small brush.
Mince
Garnish
Brush
Mix
25. To ornament food - usually with another colorful food - before serving to add eye appeal.
Bake
Garnish
Season
Roll
26. To cut food into pieces about 1/2' square on all sides (There is small 1/4' - medium 1/2' - and large 3/4' cube)
Stir
Cool
Cube
Cream
27. To soak a food in a sauce before cooking to make it more tender or flavorful
Grate
Marinate
Cube
Melt
28. To cook food in a large amount of fat
Fry
Stir
Fold-in
Garnish
29. To cut into very small cubes.
Melt
Boil
Dice
Bread
30. To place a coating over a food - such as bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
Knead
Preheat
Cube
Bread
31. To cut fat into flour with two knives or pastry blender until it is distributed in small particles throughout the mixture.
Level Off
Knead
Dice
Cut in
32. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven
Marinate
Bake
Mince
Cream
33. To combine 2 or more ingredients by beating or stirring into one mass
Chop
Mix
Fry
Roll
34. To sprinkle or coat with a powdered a powdered substance - usually with crumbs or seasonings.
Flour
Fry
Cube
Grease
35. To cut food into long - thin - match-like strips
Mince
Julienne
Stir
Roast
36. To even off dry ingredients using a flat spatula
Level Off
Cream
Baste
Toss
37. To add salt - pepper - or other substances to food to enhance flavor.
Season
Steam
Bread
Flour
38. To mix by using circular motion - going around and around until blended
Steam
Melt
Stir
Simmer
39. To rub or spray fat on the surface of a cooking utensil or on the food itself
Cook
Grease
Beat
Whip or Whisk
40. To prepare food by applying heat in any form.
Marinate
Garnish
Cook
Cool
41. To mix two or more ingredients together until well combined.
Preheat
Blend
Steam
Cube
42. To lower the temperature of a food - usually to room temperature
Barbecue
Cool
Bake
Mince
43. To refrigerate a food until it is completely cold
Julienne
Garnish
Mince
Chill