Cookery Flashcards
One of the survival skills that each one of us should learn so we can be nourished and perform tasks efficiently.
Cooking
Also a great way to express one’s creativity.
Cooking
These are preliminary steps prior to cooking.Basically the “presentation”.
Food Preparation Techniques
LENGTHWISE then CROSSWISE for choppings.UNIFORM squate size.
Dice
Small uneven pieces,larger than mince and dice.
Chop
FLAT pieces,sauté.
Slice
Similar to dice.
Cube
VERY TINY uneven pieces,smaller than chop.
Mince
Match-like strips when cut.
Julienne
Fast electrical motion,fork/electric mixer.
Beat
Combining 2 or more ingredients until they cannot be distinguished from one another.
Blend
Solid food gets coated with powder.
Dredge
Soaking food in a dressing or sauce.
Marinate
Mashing/rubbing the ingredient against the bowl.
Cream
Soaking it on hot water first, then cold water.
Blanch
Moistening while broiling food.
Baste
The application of different cooking methods and their advantages and disadvantages.
Basic Cooking Methods
It utilizes AIR or FAT as its medium.
Dry-Heat Cooking Method
A Dry-Heat Cooking Method that’s under DIRECT source of heat.
Broling
A Dry-Heat Cooking Method that’s on a spit before an open fire.(Hint : Skewers)
Roasting
A Dry-Heat Cooking Method that involves cooking in an OVEN.
Baking
A Dry-Heat Cooking Method that requires small amount of fat or greased pan.
Sautéing
A Dry-Heat Cooking Method that requires moderate amount of fat.
Pan frying
In this Dry-Heat Cooking Method,HIGH heat is commonly used to keep the moisture of the food intact.
Sautéing