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