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