preperation meathods to produce food products across a range of settings - term 2

Question 1

what are the three different methods of heat transfer

Answer 1

1. convention
2. conduction
3. radiation

Question 2

what is convention cooking

Answer 2

Convention cooking involves hot air or liquid transferring the heat to the food as it moves around it. (poached eggs)

Question 3

what is conducting cooking

Answer 3

Conduction cooking involves a food product being placed directly on a hot surface which transfers heat and then cooks it

EXAMPLES: frying meat in the frypan or grilling it on the BBQ

Question 4

what is radiation

Answer 4

Radiation cooking involves the heat being transferred to the food through heat waves and light waves

These waves transfer heat by shaking water molecules within the food product. Cooking or reheating a meal with a microwave is an. Example of radiation cooking

Example popcorn being cooked in the microwave