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Cooking Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bake | To divide into parts with a sharp utensil. |
| Baste | To spoon pan juices , melted fat , or another liquid over the surface of food during cooking to keep the food moist and add flavor |
| Beat | To mix ingredients together with a circular up and down motion using a spoon , whisk, or rotary or electric beater |
| Blend | To stir ingredients until they are thoroughly combined . |
| Boil | to cook in liquid at 212 F (100 C) |
| Bone | To remove bones from fowl or meat |
| Brush | To apply sauce , melted fat, or other liquid with a basting or pastry brush . |
| Candy | To cook in a sugar syrup until coated or crystallized |
| Chill | To make a food cold by placing it in a refrigerator or in a bowl over crushed ice . |
| Chop | To cut into small pieces . |
| Coat | To thoroughly cover a food with a liquid or dry mixture |
| Combine | To mix or blend two or more ingredients. |
| Cool | To let a food stand until it no longer feels warm to the touch |
| Cream | To soften solid fats ,often by adding a second ingredient , such as sugar , and working with wooden spoon or an electric mixer until the fat is creamy . |
| Cube | To cut into small squares of equal size |
| Cut | To divide into parts with sharp utensil |
| Cut in | To combine solid fat with flour using a pastry blender , two forks or the fingers |
| Deep fry | To cook in a large amount of hot fat . |
| Devein | To remove the large black or white vein along a shrimps's back |
| Dice | To cut into very small cubes or even size |
| Dissolve | To cause a solid food food to turn into or become part of liquid |
| Drain | To remove liquid from a food product |
| Dredge | To coat a food by sprinklig it with or dipping it in a dry ingredient such as flour or bread crumbs . |
| Elevate | To lift a food off the floor of a micromave oven to allow microwaves to penetrate the food from the bottom as well as from the top and sides . |
| Flour | To sprinkle or coat with flour |
| Fold | To incorporate a delicate mixture into a thicker , heavier mixture with a whisk or silicone spatula using a down up, and over motion so the finished product remains |
| Fry | To cook in a small amount of hot fat |
| Glaze | To apply a liquid that forms a glossy coating |
| Grease | To rub fat on the surface of a cooking of a fruit or vegetable. |
| Grill | To broil over hot coals or to fry on a griddle |
| Knead | To work dough |
| Marinate | |
| Mash | |
| Melt | |
| Mix | |
| Mold | |
| Peel | |
| Pit | |
| Peel | |
| Preheat | |
| Puree | |
| Saute | |
| Sear | |
| Shape | |
| Shred | |
| Slice | |
| Snip | |
| Sprinkle | |
| Stew | |
| Stir -fry | |
| Thicken | |
| Toss | |
| Vent | |
| Whip | |
| Elevate |