Cooking terms

Cooking terms

1. Brush- To spread a liquid coation on a food, using a pastry brush or paper towel.

2. Marinate- To soak in a seasoned liquid, called a marinade, to add flavor and/or to tenderize.

3. Beat- To mix with an over-and-over motion, using a spoon, rotary, or electric beater.

4. Blend- To combine throughly two or more ingredients,.

5. Combine- To mix together usually by stirring two or more ingredients.

6. Mix- To combine two or more ingredients, usually by stirring.

7. stir-To mix with a circular motion of a spoon or other utensil.

8. Chop-To cut into small pieces.

9. Core- To remove the core of a fruit with a corer or paring knife.

10. Cube- to cut into small squares.

11. Dice- To cut into very small cubes.

12. Julienne- To cut food into long, thin strips

13. Mash- To crush food untll it becomes smooth.

14. Mince- to cut into very small pieces with a sharp knife.

15. Seice- To cut food into flat pieces.

16. Seiver- To cut in long, thin piecesl