Cooking Terms Flashcards

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Bake

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to cook food in an oven with the heat below the food

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Beat

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to thoroughly mix foods using a vigorous motion

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Boil

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to heat a liquid until it forms large bubbles which break the surface continuously

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Broil

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Cook with heat over food

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5
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Baste

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to brush or pour a liquid over a food as it cooks

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Combine

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to thoroughly incorporate one ingredient into another, using a wooden spoon, wire whisk, rotary beater, electric mixer, or electric blender

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Cream

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to beat together ingredients, such as shortening and sugar, until soft and creamy

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Deglaze

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to dissolve fragments remaining in a frying or roasting pan by heating them and adding a liquid so as to make a sauce

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Dredge

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to coat a food with a dry ingredient, such as flour or crumbs

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Fold

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to gently combine ingredients by taking the ingredients from the bottom of the mixing bowl and placing them on top

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Ladle

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to serve food such as soup onto a plate or into a bowl using a ladle

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12
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Marinate

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to be placed or soaked in a sauce before cooking

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Poach

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To cook food gently in liquid just below the boiling point

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14
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Pour

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to make a substance flow out or down in a stream

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Preheat

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to heat an oven to a particular temperature before putting food into it to be cooked

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16
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Sauté

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to cook something quickly in a small amount of butter or oil

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Score

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to cut a notch or incision cut into the surface of something of a food

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Sift

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to pass a substance through a sieve to separate out or break up coarse particles

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Simmer

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to cook something gently just below boiling point, usually with the occasional bubble breaking on the surface

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Steam

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to cook something above, but not in, boiling water

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Stir

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to move a liquid around with in a circular motion with a tool/implement in order to mix or cool the content

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Whip

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to incorporate air into a mixture to make it light and fluffy