Cooking Methods Crossword Puzzle

4. physical feel or consistency of food,such as it softness, chewiness, or crispiness
6. moist-heat cooking method that involves cooking food in liquid just below boiling
8. measurement of the amount of energy a mircrowave oven produces to cook food; measured in watts
11. chemical reaction that occurs when food is cooking at high heat
12. method of transferring heat by direct contact
14. cooking method that involves cooking food in steam
16. time after cooking when food is left to rest
17. moist-heat cooking method that involves cooking food in liquid, often at low temp.
19. dry-heat cooking method that involves cooking food under direct heat
20. chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars
21. cooking method that uses liquid such as water, broth, or wine to cook food
23. cooking method that uses hot air,oil, or fat to cook food
24. round-bottomed cooking pan commonly used by the Chinese

1. cooking method that uses steam pressure to cook food quickly
2. amount of time required to cook food in a microwave oven
3. the temperature are which oil begins to smoke and break down
5. moist-heat cooking method that involves cooking food liquid at its boiling point
7. a foods weight divided by its volume
9. method of transferring heat as waves of energy
10. occurs in microwave cooking when electrical discharge jumps between two points
12. method of transferring heat through molecules
13. dry heat cooking method that involves cooking food in a skillet or frying pan without added fat, often used to cook steak, chops and other meats
15. dry-heat cooking method that involves cooking small pieces of food quickly in a skillet over high heat
18. cooking method that use high-frequency electromagnetic waves to heat and cook food
22. cooking technique that involves quickly cooking food at a high temperature to develop a crust