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Jp's Culinary Flashcards

Joey Price English 18 cards

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1RangeA kitchen stove, often called simply a stove or a cooker, is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for baking
2Deep-fat FryerA deep fryer (also known as a frier, deep fat fryer or fryolator) is a kitchen appliance used for deep frying.
3Flat-top BurnerImage result for flat top burner definition
Definition: A flat top is a type of cooking range whose surface is sort of a cross between a griddle and a grill. Unlike a grill, a flat top doesn't have a grate, but simply a flat cooking surface. ... It's basically an ordinary range top with individual burners and a continuous flat cooking surface over the burners
4Griddlea heavy, flat iron plate that is heated and used for cooking food.
5Induction BurnerInduction cooking heats a cooking vessel by magnetic induction, instead of by thermal conduction from a flame, or an electrical heating element. ... For nearly all models of induction cooktops, a cooking vessel must be made of, or contain, a ferromagnetic metal such as cast iron or some stainless steels
6Open BurnerWhat is a Sealed Burner? A sealed burner has a seal between the burner and the frame that holds the pots and pans above it. Rather than exposing the flame to the open air, the burner components are covered so that no spills or crumbs can fall onto the flame
7Ring-top BurnerA ring-top burner provides direct, controllable heat. Can be both gas or electric.
8Wok BurnerWok. ... Woks are used in a range of different Chinese cooking techniques, including stir frying, steaming, pan frying, deep frying, poaching, boiling, braising, searing, stewing, making soup, smoking and roasting nuts.
9Convection Ovena cooking device that heats food by the circulation of hot air.
10Combi-ovenA combi oven is an oven with three functions: convection, steam and combination cooking. In the convection mode, the oven circulates dry heat - ideal for pastries and breads. The steam mode injects water into the oven to poach fish, rice and vegetables.
11Conventional Ovenconventional-oven. Noun. (plural conventional ovens) an oven that uses radiant heat (such as from burners or heating elements) to heat; and does not use a fan to recirculate heated air or electromagnetic induction or other means to heat
12Conveyor OvenConveyor ovens move food products through a heated chamber at a constant speed. Conveyor belt speeds and temperatures are adjustable for consistent cooking of a high volume of similar products. The food is cooked using forced air impingement, radiant heat, or infrared heat
13Deck OvenA Deck Oven can have one to four separate baking chambers. Each chamber has a flat surface that the product is placed on to bake. Many deck ovens have stone hearth surfaces. Deck ovens come available with or without steam and are very popular for bread and pizza baking.
14Microwave Ovenan oven that uses microwaves to cook or heat food.
15Rotary Oven-MITCHan oven comprising one or more horizontal circular tables on a vertical axis that turns so that work can be introduced at one radial position and removed at another after heat and rotation have completed the process.
16Slow-Roasting OvenRoasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air envelops the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least 150 °C (~300 °F) from an open flame, oven, or other heat source.
17SmokerSmoking is the process of flavoring, browning, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning or smoldering material, most often wood
18Tandoori ovenThe term tandoor /tɑːnˈdʊər/ refers to a variety of ovens, the most commonly known is a cylindrical clay or metal oven used in cooking and baking. ... Temperatures in a tandoor can approach 480 °C (900 °F), and it is common for tandoor ovens to remain lit for long periods to maintain the high cooking temperature