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Basic Cooking Terms

Subject : cooking
Instructions:
  • Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To cook below the boiling point - bubbles form slowly and break on the surface.






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






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






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






5. To refrigerate a food until it is completely cold






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. To put dry ingredients through a strainer / sifter to break up lumps and mix thoroughly






13. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven






14. To cut into small pieces.






15. 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)






16. To even off dry ingredients using a flat spatula






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. To cook food in a large amount of fat






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






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






35. To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy






36. To cut into very small cubes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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