Cooking Methods

Cooking Methods

1. 2 main cooking methods

   • dry-heat
     • Dry heat cooking methods can cook food using direct or in-direct heat.
     • Adding moisture to dry-heat
       • Barding
         • Wrapping an item with strips of fat.
       • Larding
         • Inserting long strips of fat into a naturally lean piece of meat with a special needle
       • Marinating
         • Soaking an item in wet and dry ingredients to provide flavor and moisture
     • Applying
       • Methods w/ fat
         • Roasting
         • Grilling
         • Broiling
         • Baking
       • Methods without fat
         • Pan- Frying
         • Deep-Frying
         • Stir-Frying
         • Sauteing
   • Moist-heat
     • includes
       • Poaching
       • Simmering
       • Boiling
       • Blanching
       • Steaming
     • Moist heat cooking methods result in food that is delicately flavored and moist. They also provide a healthier alternative to some dry-eat methods like frying.