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This document defines various culinary terms related to cutting, preparing, cooking and mixing foods. It provides descriptions and examples for common techniques like chopping, dicing, slicing, baking, blending, folding and more. Cutting terms are defined like chop, mince, cube and dice. Preparation terms cover actions like draining, straining, dusting and marinating. Mixing terms include beat, blend, cream, knead, stir and whip. Cooking methods using dry heat such as baking, broiling, grilling and roasting are also outlined.
This document defines various culinary terms related to cutting, preparing, cooking and mixing foods. It provides descriptions and examples for common techniques like chopping, dicing, slicing, baking, blending, folding and more. Cutting terms are defined like chop, mince, cube and dice. Preparation terms cover actions like draining, straining, dusting and marinating. Mixing terms include beat, blend, cream, knead, stir and whip. Cooking methods using dry heat such as baking, broiling, grilling and roasting are also outlined.
This document defines various culinary terms related to cutting, preparing, cooking and mixing foods. It provides descriptions and examples for common techniques like chopping, dicing, slicing, baking, blending, folding and more. Cutting terms are defined like chop, mince, cube and dice. Preparation terms cover actions like draining, straining, dusting and marinating. Mixing terms include beat, blend, cream, knead, stir and whip. Cooking methods using dry heat such as baking, broiling, grilling and roasting are also outlined.
Cooking Terms 2 Chop To cut food into sm all, uneven pieces
Equipment: French or Chef’s Knife
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Cooking Terms 3 Mince To cut food into ver y fine, uneven pieces. Equipment: French or Chef’s knife.
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Cooking Terms 4 Cube To cut food into sma ll, equal size squares about ½ inch in size.
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Cooking Terms 5 Dice To cut food into sma ll, equal size squares about ¼ to 1/8 inch i n size. Equipment: French or Chef’s Knife, c. board
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Cooking Terms 6 Grate To reduce food into small pieces by pres sing and rubbing it a gainst the “teeth” of a grater. Equipment: Grater
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Cooking Terms 7 Shred To cut or break food into long, thin strips by using a knife, fork, or grater.
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Cooking Terms 8 Pare To remove the stem and the very thin la yer of peel of a fruit or vegetable with a paring knife or peel er.
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Cooking Terms 9 Peel To remove the outer layer/skin, by strippi ng or pulling off wit h your finger or a k nife
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Cooking Terms 10 Score To make small, strai ght, shallow cuts wit h a slicing knife in t he surface of a food; often done to tenderi ze meat or to let sau ces soak in.
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Cooking Terms 11 Slice To cut food into larg e, thick or thin flat p ieces with a slicing knife. Use a sawing motion while gently pressing the knife d own.
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Cooking Terms 13 Baste To pour or spoon pa n juices, melted fat, or sauces over the su rface of a food durin g cooking, using a b aster, cup, or spoon, to keep the food moi st and add flavor. 2.03I_1 Cutting, Preparing, and Cooking Terms 14 Freeze To lower a food’s te mperature to freezin g or below by placi ng it in a freezer.
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Cooking Terms 15 Defrost/Thaw To expose to warmt h in order to free fro m a frozen state.
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Cooking Terms 16 Dissolve To cause a solid foo d to turn into or bec ome part of a liquid.
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Cooking Terms 17 Drain To remove liquid fr om a solid food by pouring off the liqui d, putting the food t hrough a colander, or drying with pape r towels.
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Cooking Terms 18 Strain To separate solid fr om liquid materials by pouring the mixt ure through a strain er or sieve.
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Cooking Terms 19 Dust To lightly sprinkle t he surface of a food with crumbs, flour, or sugar.
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Cooking Terms 20 Flour/Dredge/Coat To sprinkle or coat a food with flour. Equipment: Flour, crumbs or seasoning.
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Cooking Terms 21 Grease To rub fat on the sur face of a food or a c ooking utensil
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Cooking Terms 22 Marinate To soak food in a co ld, seasoned liquid, usually containing a n acid, in order to ad d flavor to or tenderi ze the food.
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Cooking Terms 23 Tenderize To make something easy to chew by app lying a process or a substance that break s down connective t issue or fiber.
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Cooking Terms 24 Melt To change food fro m a solid to a liqui d by applying heat.
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Cooking Terms 25 Soak To immerse food in a liquid for the purp ose of wetting, softe ning, dissolving, or cleaning.
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Cooking Terms 26 Season To increase the flav or of a food by addi ng herbs, spices, or other ingredients; to prepare a cooking u tensil for cooking. ( Ex. Cast iron skillet ) 2.03I_1 Cutting, Preparing, and Cooking Terms 27 Vent To leave an opening in the covering of a food through which steam can escape.
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Cooking Terms 28 Mixing Terms
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Cooking Terms 29 Beat To thoroughly mix i ngredients and incor porate air using a sp oon, wire whisk, mi xer, or food process or with an up-and-d own and circular mo tion 2.03I_1 Cutting, Preparing, and Cooking Terms 30 Blend To stir or mix ingre dients until they are thoroughly combine d and smooth
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Cooking Terms 31 Combine To blend or mix two or more ingredients
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Cooking Terms 32 Cream To beat solid fat an d sugar with a wood en spoon or electric mixer until smooth, light, and creamy
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Cooking Terms 33 Cut in To combine flour an d solid fat by cuttin g the fat into tiny pi eces using a pastry blender, two forks o r knives, or the hand s
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Cooking Terms 34 Fold in To blend a delicate mixture into a heavi er one, using a rubb er spatula, spoon, o r wire whisk in a ge ntle up, down, and o ver motion so that th e mixture stays light Equipment: Bowl and spatula 2.03I_1 Cutting, Preparing, and Cooking Terms 35 Knead To work a ball of doug h with the heels of the hands repeating press, f old, and turn motions u ntil the dough is smoot h and elastic Equipment: Hands
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Cooking Terms 36 Mix To combine two or more ingredients int o one mass by stirri ng or beating them
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Cooking Terms 37 Sift To reduce dry ingred ients to finer particle s, add air to dry ingr edients, or combine dry ingredients by p utting them through a sieve
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Cooking Terms 38 Stir To mix using a spoo n or wire whisk with a circular motion
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Cooking Terms 39 Toss To lightly mix ingre dients by tumbling t hem with tongs or a large fork and spoon
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Cooking Terms 40 Whip To beat quickly and vigorously by hand, wire whisk, or mixer to incorporate air a nd to make a mixtur e light and fluffy Equipment: Wire whisk or electric mixer 2.03I_1 Cutting, Preparing, and Cooking Terms 41 Cooking Terms: Dry Heat Methods
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Cooking Terms 42 Bake To cook in an oven with dry, hot air
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Cooking Terms 43 Broil To cook uncovered under a direct heat s ource
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Cooking Terms 44 Grill To broil over hot co als or on a griddle
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Cooking Terms 45 Roast To cook meat, fish, or poultry uncovere d in an oven with dr y, hot air
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Cooking Terms 46 Barbeque To roast slowly on a rack or spit over hot coals or some other direct heat source an d baste with a spicy sauce
Cooking Terms 48 Boil To cook food in hot liquid, 2120F, havin g bubbles that rise t o and break on the s urface of the liquid
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Cooking Terms 49 Braise To cook large pieces of meat or poultry sl owly over low heat i n a small amount of hot liquid in a tightl y covered pan
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Cooking Terms 50 Microwave To cook food in a mi crowave oven using little or no liquid
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Cooking Terms 51 Simmer To cook food in liqu id that is just below the boiling point Equipment: Saucepan
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Cooking Terms 52 Steam To cook food in a pa n using vapor produ ced by a boiling liqu id Equipment: Steamer or Double Boiler
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Cooking Terms 53 Cooking Terms: Cooking in Fat Methods
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Cooking Terms 54 Deep-fry To cook food by co mpletely immersin g in hot fat; also kn ow as French fry
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Cooking Terms 55 Fry To cook food in a s mall amount of hot f at
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Cooking Terms 56 Sauté To lightly brown or cook food in a small amount of hot fat over moderate heat; Pieces of food are cut into small or thin pieces preserving texture, moisture, flavor. Equipment: Frying pan and butter/oil 2.03I_1 Cutting, Preparing, and Cooking Terms 57 Stir-fry To cook bite-sized s mall pieces of food q uickly over high heat in a small amount of fat while stirring con stantly.
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Cooking Terms 58 Miscellaneous
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Cooking Terms 59 Preheat To turn on an applia nce or oven to a des ired temperature ab out 5-10 minutes be fore food is to be pl aced in it