Cooking Terms

Cooking food in the oven.

• Grilling

• Blanching

• Boiling

• Baking

Heating liquid to 100 degrees.

• Simmering

• Blanching

• Boiling

• Poaching

Cooking small pieces of tender food by dry, radiant heat

• Grilling

• Frying

• Sauteing

• Baking

Mix and shape dough using your hands

• Mixing

• Rolling

• Folding

• Kneading

Soaking food such as meat in flavours to make it more tender

• Tenderise

• Marinate

• Soak

• Rest

Combining ingredients so that they are evenly incorporated

• Folding

• Mixing

• Tossing

• Kneading

Gently cook food in a simmering liquid

• Poaching

• Boiling

• Sauteting

• Steaming

Gently combining a light airy mixture into a heavier mixture

• Mixing

• Combining

• Folding

• Beating

Roughly cut food into smaller pieces

• Chopping

• Grating

• Slicing

• Dicing

Mix dry ingredient with a moist ingredient until it forms a smooth paste

• Blend

• Mix

• Process

• Combine