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Section 9 Vocabulary
You In The Kitchen Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Utensil | Non-electric hand held kitchen tool used when preparing food |
| Use and care manual | A booklet of instructions for a tool |
| Cook | To prepare food for eating using heat |
| microwaves | High frequency energy waves often used to cook food |
| Cookware | Pots and pans used on the cook top |
| Bakeware | Pots and pans used in conventional ovens |
| Sanitation | The process of making conditions clean and healthy |
| Food borne illness | Sickness or disease caused by a harmful substance not meant to be in food |
| Recipe | A set of directions used to prepare a food product |
| Ingredients | Food items needed to prepare a food product |
| Abbreviation | Shortened form of the word |
| Measure | To determine the amount of an item |
| Standard measuring tools | Specially marked cups and spoons used to measure ingredients |
| Cut | To divide foods into small pieces |
| Food Processors | Electric kitchen appliances that cut ingredients in different forms and mix them |
| Leveling agent | An ingredient that causes foods to rise during baking |
| Curdling | Lumping of milk proteins caused by cooking with high heat |
| Scum | Film that forms on the surface of heated milk |
| Moist heat cooking | Methods for cooking foods in which water or other liquids are added |
| Dry heat cooking | Methods for cooking foods without liquids |
| Food preparation schedule | A written plan for one person that list when food preparation task should be started and completed |
| Multitasking | Doing more than one task at a time |
| Work center | An area of a kitchen design around a specific activity or activities |
| Work plan | A list of task to be done, who is to perform them, and the tools and ingredients needed |