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