Cooking Terms:

4. Combining two or more ingredients thoroughly so they blend.
7. To add a thin layer of food, ingredient, or liquid to another food. Can brushed on or dipped into something.
8. To mix thoroughly and add air to foods by using a spoon and a vigorous over-and-over motion or a mixer or food processor.
10. To remove a stone or seed from fruit using a sharp knife.
11. To pour liquid over a food as it cooks, using a baster or spoon.
13. To leave an opening in a container so steam can escape during cooking.
14. To grind or mash cooked fruits or vegetables with a blender, food processor, food mill, or sieve until they are smooth.
15. Mix with a spoon or whisk in a circular motion.
16. To use a pastry brush to coat a food with liquid.
20. To remove the center of a fruit.
21. To crush food into a smooth mixture with a masher or beater.
22. To cut food into a large, thin pieces with a slicing knife. Use a sawing motion gently when cutting.
24. To cut off every thin layer of peel with a paring knife. A peeler can also be used.
26. Subtracting weight of the container to find the weight of the food alone.
27. To separate water from solid food by putting the food in a colander or strainer.

1. To heat sugar until it liquifies and darkens in color. This can also be used to release foods of their sugar content.
2. Using a grinder to break up a food into coarse, medium, or fine particles.
3. To lightly sprinkle food with flour or confectioners’ sugar.
5. To cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears.
6. To divide food into four equal pieces.
7. To beat ingredients, combining until soft and creamy.
9. To pulverize food into crumbs, powder, or paste with a rolling pin, blender, or food processor.
12. To make straight, shallow cuts with a slicing knife in the surface of a food. Scoring is to tenderize meat.
15. To cut a food into very thin strips.
17. To remove the tough outer coating of a food.
18. To break or tear off small layers of food with a fork.
19. To beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air into a mixture to make it light and fluffy.
22. To add such flavorings as herbs and spiced to a food.
23. To cook a food in a sugary syrup.
25. To make a liquid clear by removing solid particles.