Cookery Processes

Question 1

What is grilling ?

Answer 1

• It’s healthy, it required direct heat from elements in the oven.
• No need for fats or oils and it’s
• recommended to use non-stick paper instead of oil.

Question 2

What is microwaving ?

Answer 2

• it’s not a desirable way to cook food
• it’s quick
• microwaving foods mutates their cells leading to negative effects on your health

Question 3

What is frying ?

Answer 3

• a good way to add saturated fats to your meal
• when frying with oil, food absorbs most of the oil
• not very healthy due to all the saturated fats.

Question 4

What is roasting ?

Answer 4

• usually done with dry heat similar to grilling
• when roasting avoid oils and butter
• can result in dry tasting foods

Question 5

What is barbecuing ?

Answer 5

• you can cook lean meats , potatoes and veg on a barbaque

Question 6

What is boiling ?

Answer 6

• the healthiest option for cooking ( with steaming and poaching )
• it used water ( boiling water )
• it transfers the heat from the water directly to the food
• water in the UK is non-toxic so it’s healthy, cheap and simple

Question 7

What is steaming ?

Answer 7

• slightly better than boiling
• the nutrients from the foods do not leach into the water
• the nutrients remain in the food

Question 8

What is poaching ?

Answer 8

• similar to boiling
• good for eggs and meats

Question 9

This word means to bake pastry case without a filling, e.g. when you make a quiche:

Answer 9

Baking blind

Question 10

This word means to add a small amount of air to a mixture using a soon or fork, e.g. to best eggs:

Answer 10

Beat

Question 11

This word means to mix together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy, you need a bowl and a wooden spoon

Answer 11

Cream

Question 12

Why marinate meat ?

Answer 12

• flavour
• to tenderise the meat

Question 13

This world means to mix together dry ingredients with a liquid to give a smooth paste e.g. blending corn flour and water or milk powder and water:

Answer 13

Blend

Question 14

This word means to cover food with a layer of egg and bread crumbs to protect it when cooking fish, e.g. fish:

Answer 14

Coat

Question 15

This word means to gently handle a pastry or dough mixture to remove cracks before rolling out or shaping, e.g. when we make bread or pastry’s:

Answer 15

Knead

Question 16

This word means to gently mix one ingredient into another with a metal spoon to minimise air loss:

Answer 16

Fold

Question 17

This word means to cover the bottom and sides of a flan case with pastry e.g. when making quiche

Answer 17

Line

Question 18

This means to be necessary the volume of a mixture by adding air

Question 19

What does chopping mean ?

Answer 19

Cut into pieces with a knife or other sharp object

Question 20

What does crush mean ? ( in cooking )

Answer 20

Press down on it to extract the juice

Question 21

What does cubing or dicing mean ?

Answer 21

But into cubes small than half (1/2) an inch

Question 22

What does peeling mean ?

Answer 22

To take of the outer layer / skin

Question 23

What does shredding mean ?

Answer 23

To cut into thin pieces using large holed grater

Question 24

What does beating mean ?

Answer 24

To mix vigorously with a spoon

Question 25

What does creaming a food mean ?

Answer 25

Mixed all ingredients until smooth

Question 26

What does whisking mean ?

Answer 26

Increase the volume of mixture by adding air

Question 27

What does it mean to line in cooking ?

Answer 27

Cover the bottom and sides of a pastry

Question 28

What does folding mean ?

Answer 28

Combine ingredients by mixing one ingredient into the rest with a metal fork or spoon

Question 29

What does mixing mean ?

Answer 29

Combine all ingredients evenly by any method

Question 30

What does kneading mean ?

Answer 30

To gently handle a pastry or dough mixture to remove cracks when rolling or shaping

Question 31

What does baking blind mean ?

Answer 31

To bake a pastry case without filling