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