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