Basic methods of cookery

Placing an egg into boiling water is an example of this type of heat transfer?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Radiation and conduction

Grilling a steak over charcoal is an example which type of heat transfer?

• Radiation

• Radiation and conduction

• Conduction and convection

• Convection

When an egg white sets, it is an example of which effect of cooking

• Evaporation of water

• Gelitisation of starch

• Melting of fat

• Coagulation of protien

When you bake a cake, which is the dominant effect of cooking?

• Evaporation of water

• Setting of protein

• Gelatinization of starch

• Melting of fat

When using the boiling method of cookery, what should the water temperature be?

• 90'c

• 95'c

• 100'c

• 105'c

When poaching a pear, which would be the most appropriate temperature?

• 91'C

• 94'C

• 96'C

• 98'C

If I am slowly cooking a rolled shoulder of pork, that is semi-submerged in stock and mirepoix in a covered dish in the oven, which method of cookery am I using?

• Braising

• Stewing

• Poaching

• Confit

Which type of steaming is better suited for a hospital or child care centre?

• Atmospheric

• Pressure

• Semi-submerged

• Vapourer

What shape do you cut the paper for a classical en papillote?

• Circle

• Cartouche

• Heart

• Square

If food is not trellising when I cook it, what could be the problem?

• Not enough marinade

• Not enough Oil

• Dirty grill bars

• Lid not fitting