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Basic Cooking Terms

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To cook in a small amount of fat - like mushrooms or onion






2. To add salt - pepper - or other substances to food to enhance flavor.






3. To mix two or more ingredients together until well combined.






4. To put dry ingredients through a strainer / sifter to break up lumps and mix thoroughly






5. To roast meat slowly on a spit rack or rack over heat - basting frequently with a seasoned sauce.






6. To cook in the steam generated by boiling water.






7. To cut or chop food as finely as possible.






8. To cut fat into flour with two knives or pastry blender until it is distributed in small particles throughout the mixture.






9. To coat food with butter - margarine - or egg - using a small brush.






10. To soak a food in a sauce before cooking to make it more tender or flavorful






11. To work dough with the 'heel' of the hands - using a pressing motion - accompanied by folding and stretching until smooth and elastic.






12. To cook below the boiling point - bubbles form slowly and break on the surface.






13. To cut food into long - thin - match-like strips






14. To make mixture smooth by lifting it over and over quickly with a big beating stroke or to incorporate air through the mixture.






15. To lower the temperature of a food - usually to room temperature






16. To cut into small pieces.






17. To flatten to a desired thickness by using a rolling pin.






18. To finely divide food in various sizes by rubbing it on a grater with sharp projections.






19. To cut into very small cubes.






20. To prepare food by applying heat in any form.






21. To mix ingredients by gently turning one part over another with a spatula






22. To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy






23. To cook food in a large amount of fat






24. To even off dry ingredients using a flat spatula






25. To ornament food - usually with another colorful food - before serving to add eye appeal.






26. To beat rapidly to introduce air bubbles into food. Applied to cream - eggs - and gelatin.






27. To cook in water or liquid in Which bubbles rise continually and break on surface






28. To refrigerate a food until it is completely cold






29. 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)






30. To brush or pour liquid over food as it cooks to keep it moist






31. To bring a heating unit - like an oven - to a certain temperature






32. To heat a solid food - such as butter - until it becomes a liquid






33. To cook over - under - or in front of hot coals or a gas or electric burner - or other form of direct heat.






34. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven






35. To mix ingredients lightly without mashing or crushing them.






36. To mix by using circular motion - going around and around until blended






37. To rub or spray fat on the surface of a cooking utensil or on the food itself






38. To bake - dry - or toast a food until the surface is brown.






39. To place a coating over a food - such as bread crumbs or cracker crumbs






40. To cook meat - poultry - or vegetables in the oven with dry heat






41. To sprinkle or coat with a powdered a powdered substance - usually with crumbs or seasonings.






42. To combine 2 or more ingredients by beating or stirring into one mass






43. To remove or strip off the skin or rind of some fruits and vegetables.