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What is the cooking that occurs after food has been removed from the heat source called?
carryover cooking
What cooking method involves placing the food below a direct flame?
broiling
What process causes proteins to turn brown?
Maillard reaction
What is it to cook food at high heat with a small amount of fat (not stiry-fry)
sauté
What method involves tiny bubbles of water. Temp is 160-170
Poaching
What is the best method for cooking veggies and retaining nutrients. Hint: vapor
steaming
What is the cooking method when water is heated from 185-200?
simmering
What is it called when veggies are cooked in a small amount of fat, uncovered, until moisture is released.
sweating
What cooking method involved heat (flame or coal) that comes from below the food?
grilling
What cooking method involves searing small pieces of meat and then covering in liquid and cooking.
stewing
What cooking method takes place in a pan that is half filled with oil?
Pan frying
What cooking method takes place when food is completely submerged in fat or oil?
deep frying
What is the term used for the time it takes for a pan to heat backup after food has been added?
recovery time
What term is used for food briefly cooked in boiling water and then submerged into ice water?
Blanching
What is the term when you cook food in water at 212 degrees?
boiling
What combination method is when you sear a large piece of meat and then cook it in liquid in the oven at a low temp?
Braise
