Cooking Terms and Techniques

this term means to rub a cooking utensil lightly with a fat such as butter or shortening

• grease

• mix

• dredge

• tare

this term means to combine ingredients to evenly distribute

• mix

• cut in

• knead

• beat

this term means to add two or more ingredients to the same bowl

• combine

• cream

• whip

• saute'

this term means to soften solid fats by adding a second ingredients, such as sugar, and mixing until the fat is creamy

• cream

• mix

• blend

• fold in

this term means to mix or stir ingredients rapidly until they are blended

• beat

• combine

• braise

• sift

this term means to beat rapidly and steadily by hand with a whisk or rotary beater

• whip

• knead

• tare

• puree

this term means to mix gently, bringing a spoon or other utensil through the mixture, across the bottom, and then back over the top until blended

• fold in

• whip

• beat

• combine

this term means to work dough with hands by repeatedly folding, pressing, and turning

• knead

• fold in

• cut in

• combine

this term means to combine solid fat with flour using a pastry blender or two forks

• cut in

• fold in

• knead

• mix

this term means to subtract the weight of the container from the total weight, in order to find the weight of the food item

• tare

• dredge

• pare

• blanch