Cooking Terms

To fold and press dough with your hands to make it smooth and stretchy.

• Stir

• Sift

• Knead

• Marinate

To cook food using dry heat, usually in an oven.

• Broil

• Simmer

• Boil

• Bake

To set an oven to the desired cooking temperature in advance of using it, so that it has time to reach that temperature before putting the food in to be cooked.

• Preheat

• Bake

• Cook

• Broil

To spread a thin layer of butter or oil on a pan to prevent food from sticking to the pan.

• Cream

• Grease

• Broil

• Bake

To stir or mix an ingredient rapidly to add air.

• Sift

• Fold

• Knead

• Beat

To cook food in a small amount of fat over medium high heat. The word comes from the French term meaning "to jump."

• Broil

• Saute

• Al dente

• Baste

To heat a liquid until large bubbles form at the bottom of the pot and then vigorously rise to continually break the surface.

• Simmer

• Broil

• Boil

• Combine

To whisk food rapidly to incorporate air, making the food light and fluffy

• Knead

• Stir

• Fry

• Whip

To cook in the oven with intense heat coming from above, it tends to crisp and brown the food quickly.

• Bake

• Fry

• Broil

• Boil

To heat a liquid until small bubbles rise from the bottom of the pot and occasionally break the surface.

• Simmer

• Broil

• Boil

• Bake