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