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