Cooking Terms

Cooking Terms

1. Brush

   • to spread liquid coating on food
   • use pastry brush or paper towel

2. Dredge

   • to cover a food with a dry ingridient
   • rolled, shaken in bag, or sprinkled with dry ingredient

3. Flute

   • to form a standing edge on a pastry
   • use fork to crimp edge
   • use fingers to create scalloped edge

4. Grease

   • to rub on shortening, fat or oil on cooking surface of bake ware
   • wax paper or paper towel for thin layer

5. Marinate

   • to soak in seasoned liquid
   • called a marinade

6. Sift

   • put dry ingredients into sifter to incorporate air
   • whisk or strainer work well

7. Beat

   • mix in and over and over motion
   • spoon, rotary, electric mixer

8. Combine

   • to mix together
   • two or more ingredients

9. Cream

   • to soften and blend until smooth
   • mixing with a spoon or electric mixer

10. Knead

    • work dough
    • folding, pressing, and turning

11. Mix

    • to combine two or more ingedients by stirring

12. Stir

    • to mix in circular motion
    • with spoon or other utesil

13. Whip

    • to beat rapidly with a rotary beater, electric mixer, or wire whisk
    • to incorporate air and make light

14. Chop

    • to cut into small pieces

15. Cube

    • to cut into small squares