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