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Cooking Methods

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