Why cook food

Question 1

What are the reasons for cooking food?

Answer 1

To kill bacteria
To make food more palatable
To make food more digestable
To change the appearance
To give a variety of flavor
To preserve
To give eye appeal

Question 2

What are the wet cookery methods

Answer 2

Boiling
Poaching
Stewing
Braising
Steaming

Question 3

What are the dry cookery methods

Answer 3

Roasting
Grilling
Baking
Shallow frying
Deep frying
Paper bag (en papillote)
Microwave
Pot roasting
George foreman grill

Question 4

What are the different methods of heat transfer

Answer 4

Conduction (through direct contact
Convection (through a a cooking medium
Radiation - (non contact transfer in a straight line from the heat source)