Cutting Methods

What does it mean to chop?

• cut food into flat pieces using a knife or food processor.

• a. remove the center, or core, of a food using a sharp knife or coring tool.

• a. cut into small pieces using a sharp knife, food processor or blender.

• cut into very small, fine pieces with a sharp knife or kitchen shears.

What does it mean to core fruit?

• To cut into flat pieces

• To remove the skin from it

• To remove the center, or core, of a food using a sharp knife or coring tool.

• To rub back and forth.

What does it mean to cut into cubes?

• to cut into small even squares.

• to simply dice.

• to cut into small fine pieces

• to cut into small uneven pieces.

What does it mean to grate?

• To dice very fine.

• To rub back and forth on a piece of equipment.

• To cut in long thin strips

• To mince it

To cut in very fine small pieces.

• Grate

• Cube

• Mince

• Dice

To cut in flat pieces

• dice

• julienne

• slice

• cube

If I removing the skin from a food what is another word for peeling?

• pearing

• peeling

• paring

• poaching