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Basic Cooking Terms
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Basic Cooking Terms
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1. To rub or spray fat on the surface of a cooking utensil or on the food itself

2. To mix by using circular motion - going around and around until blended

3. To cut into very small cubes.

4. To cut fat into flour with two knives or pastry blender until it is distributed in small particles throughout the mixture.

5. To refrigerate a food until it is completely cold

6. To bring a heating unit - like an oven - to a certain temperature

7. To cook in the steam generated by boiling water.

8. To sprinkle or coat with a powdered a powdered substance - usually with crumbs or seasonings.

9. To cook in water or liquid in Which bubbles rise continually and break on surface

10. To add salt - pepper - or other substances to food to enhance flavor.

11. To cook below the boiling point - bubbles form slowly and break on the surface.

12. To cook by dry heat usually in an oven

13. To place a coating over a food - such as bread crumbs or cracker crumbs

14. To beat rapidly to introduce air bubbles into food. Applied to cream - eggs - and gelatin.

15. To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy

16. To cut food into long - thin - match-like strips

17. To prepare food by applying heat in any form.

18. To cook food in a large amount of fat

19. To remove or strip off the skin or rind of some fruits and vegetables.

20. To mix two or more ingredients together until well combined.

21. To flatten to a desired thickness by using a rolling pin.

22. To cook in a small amount of fat - like mushrooms or onion

23. To combine 2 or more ingredients by beating or stirring into one mass

24. To mix ingredients by gently turning one part over another with a spatula

25. To lower the temperature of a food - usually to room temperature

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