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Cooking Vocab

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  • What should you do if you have long hair?
    tie it back
  • Vocab: to scatter or pour small drops or pieces of food or seasoning onto food
    Sprinkle
    Chop
  • Where should you keep your knife when walking?
    Close to your body, pointed down
  • Vocab: to occupy or take up space with food or liquids in a container or cookware
    Fill
    Empty
  • Vocab: To distribute a softer substance on a piece of food
    Melt
    Spread
  • To store food in an appliance with cold temperature to preserve the food.
    Freeze
    Thaw
  • to move liquids in a continuous flow from one container to another
    pour
    stir
  • Vocab- to cook a piece of food using heat until it is tender or liquified
    bake
    Melt
  • Vocab: To cut food into small cubes using a knife
    Dice
    Fry
  • Vocab: To remove the skin off of food like fruits or vegetables
    roast
    Peel
  • Vocab: to cut into small pieces with a knife
    Chop
    Bake
  • to bring the temperature up to a heat where the liquid begins to bubble or vaporize (usually on a stove).
    mince
    boil
  • Vocab: to cook food in hot fat or oil (usually in a pan)
    Chop
    Fry
  • Vocab: to rinse dirt or impurities off of food (usually fruits and vegetables)
    scrape
    Wash
  • Vocab: to use a knife or shaped utensil to extract pieces of food
    roast
    cut out
  • Vocab: To cut into thin, broad pieces from a larger piece of food
    grill
    slice
  • Vocab: to cook or brown food (usually bread slices) with radiant heat on each side.
    toast
    roast
  • Vocab: to put in ingredients into a container of liquid or food
    Add
    Stir
  • Vocab: to beat or stir (usually cream or eggs) with a light and rapid movement
    Whisk
    boil
  • Vocab: to remove all of the contents from a container so that there is nothing left inside
    Empty
    Stir
  • Vocab: to make meat softer by beating or slow cooking
    Tenderize
    Melt
  • Vocab: An appliance that uses electromagnetic waves to heat up food and liquids
    Oven
    Microwave
  • Vocab: to cook food on an appliance over an open fire
    Grill
    Chop
  • Vocab: To cook food with dry heat in an oven
    Fry
    Bake
  • Vocab: To allow time to lower the temperature of food that was cooked in a hot appliance
    Thaw
    Cool
  • Vocab: to combine ingredients together
    Mince
    Mix
  • Vocab: to mix ingredients in a circular motion (usually with a spoon or straw).
    bake
    stir
  • to push or pull a utensil across a surface to remove something
    scrape
    stir
  • What should you do for 20 seconds before you start cooking?
    Wash hands
  • Vocab: a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food ina BBQ or oven
    Scrape
    Skewer
  • Vocab: to massage, squeeze or work ingredients into dough using your hands
    knead
    bake
  • Should you hold a knife by the blade or the handle?
    The handle
  • Vocab: Herbs and spices that are added to foods to make them more flavorful
    Season
    Sprinkle
  • Vocab: to cut or grind food into very small pieces
    Mince
    Grill
  • Vocab: to use a fork or whisk to quickly beat ingredients into a light and fluffy substance
    Mince
    Whip
  • Vocab: to move a container up and down or side to side in order to mix ingredients
    Shake
    Stir
  • Vocab: to take food out of a freezer and allow it to reach a warmer temperature in preparation for eating or cooking
    Freeze
    Thaw
  • Vocab: to let food (usually meat) soak in liquids and/or herbs and spices
    Marinade
    Wash
  • To cover and cook food in really hot oil or fat, typically making the food crispy.
    bake
    deep fry
  • What do you use to protect your hands when holding hot food?
    plastic gloves
    Hot pads
  • Vocab: When a piece of food no longer has liquid or moisture
    Melt
    Dry
  • Vocab: To cook food (usually meat) for a prolonged period of time in an oven or over a fire
    Roast
    Mince