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






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






3. To refrigerate a food until it is completely cold






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






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






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






7. 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)






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






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






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






11. To cut into small pieces.






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






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






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






15. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven






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






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






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






19. To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. To cut into very small cubes.






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






28. To even off dry ingredients using a flat spatula






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






30. To cook food in a large amount of fat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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