Yr 7 Food processing terms

2. cook in an oven
3. fry lightly in a little butter margarine or oil until soft
4. mix ingredients by lightly lifting and folding several times.
7. to mould dough on a floured board until smooth and elastic.
12. to remove liquid or fat from foods such as rice, pasta, vegetables and bacon using a sieve, colander, strainer or absorbent paper.
14. use a circular motion to form a ball or coat in additional ingredients
15. to remove the seeds from fruit or vegetables using a corer knife
17. cut foods like apples and carrots into thin round or sections.
18. usually an item of food added to a dish to improve colour.
19. reduce food into small pieces by using food processor or grater.
20. remove skin from food
21. beat butter and sugar together until they look like cream.
22. break food with a fork or masher, e.g. potato, until free of lumps.
23. to reduce a solid food like butter to a liquid

1. to heat an oven to desired temperature before cooking food.
2. quickly with a fork, egg beater, whisk or spoon.
5. to slice very finely into strips.
6. mix with a plastic scraper or spatula, using a cutting motion.
8. to cut food into small even cubes.
9. to squash food into very small pieces using the blade of a knife.
10. heat liquid until the surface moves. Small bubbles form and occasionally rise to the surface.
11. rub, brush or spray with butter, margarine, or oil to stop food from sticking.
13. to combine ingredients together
16. heat liquid until big bubbles rise rapidly to the surface of the liquid.
17. to separate foods like flour into finer pieces and aerate it
19. a liquid that is brushed over food (e.g. milk) to produce a product that is golden brown
21. cut food into small pieces, finely chop is to cut food as small as possible.