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Basic Cooking Terms

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To put dry ingredients through a strainer / sifter to break up lumps and mix thoroughly






2. To cut or chop food as finely as possible.






3. To cook below the boiling point - bubbles form slowly and break on the surface.






4. To cook in a small amount of fat - like mushrooms or onion






5. To bake - dry - or toast a food until the surface is brown.






6. To remove or strip off the skin or rind of some fruits and vegetables.






7. To beat rapidly to introduce air bubbles into food. Applied to cream - eggs - and gelatin.






8. To prepare food by applying heat in any form.






9. To cut into small pieces.






10. To place a coating over a food - such as bread crumbs or cracker crumbs






11. To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy






12. To rub or spray fat on the surface of a cooking utensil or on the food itself






13. To work dough with the 'heel' of the hands - using a pressing motion - accompanied by folding and stretching until smooth and elastic.






14. To ornament food - usually with another colorful food - before serving to add eye appeal.






15. To even off dry ingredients using a flat spatula






16. 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)






17. To add salt - pepper - or other substances to food to enhance flavor.






18. To combine 2 or more ingredients by beating or stirring into one mass






19. To cut into very small cubes.






20. To mix by using circular motion - going around and around until blended






21. To cut food into long - thin - match-like strips






22. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven






23. To cook over - under - or in front of hot coals or a gas or electric burner - or other form of direct heat.






24. To mix two or more ingredients together until well combined.






25. To sprinkle or coat with a powdered a powdered substance - usually with crumbs or seasonings.






26. To cut fat into flour with two knives or pastry blender until it is distributed in small particles throughout the mixture.






27. To mix ingredients by gently turning one part over another with a spatula






28. To roast meat slowly on a spit rack or rack over heat - basting frequently with a seasoned sauce.






29. To coat food with butter - margarine - or egg - using a small brush.






30. To make mixture smooth by lifting it over and over quickly with a big beating stroke or to incorporate air through the mixture.






31. To refrigerate a food until it is completely cold






32. To mix ingredients lightly without mashing or crushing them.






33. To soak a food in a sauce before cooking to make it more tender or flavorful






34. To cook meat - poultry - or vegetables in the oven with dry heat






35. To cook in water or liquid in Which bubbles rise continually and break on surface






36. To brush or pour liquid over food as it cooks to keep it moist






37. To finely divide food in various sizes by rubbing it on a grater with sharp projections.






38. To lower the temperature of a food - usually to room temperature






39. To heat a solid food - such as butter - until it becomes a liquid






40. To cook food in a large amount of fat






41. To cook in the steam generated by boiling water.






42. To flatten to a desired thickness by using a rolling pin.






43. To bring a heating unit - like an oven - to a certain temperature