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Cooking Techniques

Subject : cooking
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1. To cook food directly under a primary heat source; typically vegetables - meat and poultry






2. Cooking veggies or other foods in closed environment filled with water vapor - in pot w/ tight-fitting lid






3. Use dry heat in closed environment - usually an oven






4. To ornament food; it adds eye appeal






5. Proteins change from liquid or semiliquid state to drier - solid state






6. To cut into very small cubes






7. To beat rapidly to add air






8. Uses both moist and dry heat cooking techniques; two step process to build upon flavors; braising and stewing






9. Using boiling method to partially cook food; involves shocking






10. To quickly brown the outside of food at the start of the cooking process; enhances flavor and adds color; juice can be used for sauces






11. Nutrition value - texture - color - aroma and flavor






12. Involves moistening foods with melted fats - pan drippings - or another liquid during the cooking time






13. Uses liquid instead of oil to create heat and energy that is needed to cook food; boiling - blanch - parboil - simmer - poach -steam






14. Uses oil -fat - the radiation of hot air - or metal to transfer heat;baking -smoking -roasting - basting - sauteing - dredging - breading - batter -frying -grilling






15. Cooking that takes place after you remove something from its heat source






16. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven to purify a hot liquid by removing solids and impurities






17. To cook food in a flavorful liquid; covers the food; tender or delicate food such as fish or egg






18. Moist cooking technique in which you bring liquid to certain temperature and keep it at that temperature while the food cooks






19. To distribute fat into a flour mixture using a pastry blender or fork






20. Liquid escapes from pan as vapor






21. Long - slow cooking process; can make tough meat more tender; meat seared in pan - and pan deglazed (liquid or water added to remove brown bits of food after searing/sauteing) before; additional stock - sauce - or water added and food cooked on top o






22. To cook in steam generated by boiling






23. Dry cooking technique for tender food that cooks relatively quickly






24. To work dough with the heal of your hands






25. Time it takes for fat and oil to return to present temperature after food has been submerged






26. To prepare food by adding heat in any form






27. Briefly plunging food in ice water; part of blanching






28. To cut into small pieces of abnormal sizes






29. Food cooks slowly and steadily in slightly cooler liquid; should be moist and tender; one of most common moist cooking technique






30. The process of cooking sugar to high temperature; creates an aroma






31. Foods put in boiling water and and partially cooked






32. A form of cooking that uses low heat - long cooking times - and wood smoke for flavor






33. To cut food very finely






34. Foods cooked in large amount of fat or oil






35. Use dry heat cooking in a closed environment to cook food;include meat and poultry






36. Completely covered with liquid while cooking; shorter time than braising b/c cut into smaller pieces






37. A quick - dry cooking technique that uses a small amount of fat or oil in a shallow pan to cook foods; generally w/ delicate or fragile food that cooks quickly; similar to stir fry