Cooking Terms

Cooking Terms

1. Fry

   • Cooking in hot fat

2. Brush

   • To spread a liquid coating on food using a pastry brush

3. Dredge

   • To cover food with a dry ingredient such as flour or sugar

4. Flute

   • Forming a standing edge of a pastry, such as pie crust, before cooknig

5. Grease

   • To rub shortening, fat, or oil, on the cooking surface of bake-ware

6. Scrape

   • Rubbing a vegetable with the edge of a knife to remove the outer layer of skin

7. Mash

   • Crushing food until it is smooth

8. Marinate

   • To soak in a seasoned liquid to add flavor

9. Sift

   • Putting dry ingredients through a sifter or a fine sieve to incorperate air

10. Beat

    • Mixing with an over-and-over motion

11. Blend

    • To thoroughly combine two or more ingredients

12. Combine

    • To mix together, usually using stiring

13. Dice

    • To cut into very small cubes

14. Cream

    • To soften and blend until smooth and light by mixing

15. Bread

    • To cover a food with a coating of crumbs made from bread, crackers, or cereal