Yr 7 Food processing terms

3. to combine ingredients together
4. to heat an oven to desired temperature before cooking food.
5. to cut food into small even cubes.
8. cut foods like apples and carrots into thin round or sections.
9. to squash food into very small pieces using the blade of a knife.
10. to reduce a solid food like butter to a liquid
12. break food with a fork or masher, e.g. potato, until free of lumps.
14. cut food into small pieces, finely chop is to cut food as small as possible.
15. reduce food into small pieces by using food processor or grater.
19. to separate foods like flour into finer pieces and aerate it
21. remove skin from food
22. usually an item of food added to a dish to improve colour.
23. use a circular motion to form a ball or coat in additional ingredients
24. to mould dough on a floured board until smooth and elastic.

1. heat liquid until the surface moves. Small bubbles form and occasionally rise to the surface.
2. rub, brush or spray with butter, margarine, or oil to stop food from sticking.
6. beat butter and sugar together until they look like cream.
7. heat liquid until big bubbles rise rapidly to the surface of the liquid.
8. fry lightly in a little butter margarine or oil until soft
9. cut food into small pieces, finely chop is to cut food as small as possible.
11. cook in an oven
13. to remove liquid or fat from foods such as rice, pasta, vegetables and bacon using a sieve, colander, strainer or absorbent paper.
14. to remove the seeds from fruit or vegetables using a corer knife
16. mix ingredients by lightly lifting and folding several times.
17. quickly with a fork, egg beater, whisk or spoon.
18. a liquid that is brushed over food (e.g. milk) to produce a product that is golden brown
19. to slice very finely into strips.
20. mix with a plastic scraper or spatula, using a cutting motion.