Cooking Methods

Cooking Methods

1. cooking is a process for perpareing food to be eaten

   • 2 main methods are dry heat and wet heat
     • Dry heating cooking methods can cook food using direct to direct heat
       • Some food may lose moisture when cooking
         • barding is wrapping an iteam when stripps of fat
           • Larding is Insterting long strips of fat into naturally lean meat
             • Marinating is soaking an item in wet or dry substance
               • Dry heat methods included Broiing roasting and grilling
                 • Broling uses high heat from a source located above the food source
                   • Grilling is a simple dry heat method where food is cooked
                     • Steaks are great to cook on the grill
                       • Roasting & Baking cook food with hot, dry heat in the oven. The dry heat surrounds the food
                         • Beef and Pork loin roasts are commonly roasted for best results.
                           • Deep frying requires that food be battered and completely submerged in hot oil until it is done.
                             • Stir fry is closely related to sautee and is used best for asian dishes
                               • Like other methods pan-frying uses a small amount of fat , but uses a less intense heat than sauteing or stir-frying.
                                 • Typically the food being fried is coated with a batter or breading before cooking.
                                   • wet heat methods included boiling poching anf steamming
                                     • Simmering requires that food be completely submerged in a liquid
                                       • When a liquid reaches boiling temperature in the form of LARGE bubbles.