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