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