Cooking vocabulary

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  1. 3. TO break or tear off small layers of food, often cooked fish, with a fork
  2. 6. To coat a food with three different layers.
  3. 7. To add such flavorings as herbs and spices to a food.
  4. 10. To cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears.
  5. 11. To lightly sprinkle a food with flour or confectioners' sugar.
  6. 14. To cut a food, such as almonds, into very thin strips.
  7. 15. Combining two or more ingredients throughly so they blend.
  8. 17. To remove the center of a fruit, such as an apple or pineapple.
  9. 21. To grind or mash cooked fruits or vegetables until they are smooth.
  10. 22. To mix throughly and add air to foods
  11. 23. To cut a food into large, thin pieces with a slicing knife.
  12. 24. Used to gently mix a light, fluffy mixture into a heavier one.
  13. 25. means dividing a food into smaller parts, using a tool with a sharp blade.
  14. 28. To coat food heavily with flour, breadcrumbs, or cornmeal.
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  1. 1. method: This is a common method for measuring shortening.
  2. 2. To loosen the flavorful food particles in a pan after food has been browned.
  3. 4. and mince: Chopping means to cut food into small, irregular pieces.
  4. 5. To cut off a very thin layer of peel with a paring knife.
  5. 8. To make straight, shallow cuts with a slicing knife in the surface of a food.
  6. 9. To crush food into a smooth mixture with a master or beater.
  7. 10. Often applies to food that cooking. Mix with a spoon or whisk in a circular motion.
  8. 12. Subtracting the weight of the container to find the weight of the food alone.
  9. 13. To pour liquid over a food as it cooks, using a baster or spoon.
  10. 16. To coat a food with a liquid that forms a glossy finish.
  11. 18. and dice: Both of these terms refer to cutting food into small, square pieces.
  12. 19. To heat liquid to just below the boiling point. Also, to branch food.
  13. 20. To divide a food into four equal pieces.
  14. 24. To coat a food, such as chicken or fish, with flour.
  15. 26. To use a grinder to break up a food into coarse, medium, or fine particles.
  16. 27. To shape a food by hand or by placing it in a decorative mold.
  17. 28. To put small pieces of food, such as butter, on the surface of another food.