Food Preparation Utensils and Cooking Methods

What is the dry heat cooking method?

• Food is cooked uncovered without adding any liquid or fat or cooked in dry heat in an oven

• Food is cooked using a hot liquid, steam, or a combination of both.

• Food cooked in fat

What is the moist heat cooking method?

• Food is cooked uncovered without adding any liquid or fat or cooked in dry heat in an oven

• Food is cooked using a hot liquid, steam, or a combination of both.

• Food cooked in fat

What is braising?

• Food is fried in a small amount of oil at a high temperature, then covered for the last few minutes to steam the food.

• Food that is cooked slowly in a closed pot with a small amount of liquid.

• Foods cooked by vapors from boiling water.

• Cooking food by hot air in an oven.

What is BROILING?

• Using radiation and waves of energy that move water and fat molecules in order to cook foods.

• To cook food in water that has reached its highest possible temperature of 212°F.

• Food is completely covered in oil or fat to be cooked.

• To quickly cook food directly under a heat source.

What is GRILLING?

• Food cooked quickly above a heat source in a skillet or on a metal grate over a fire.

• To quickly cook food directly under a heat source.

• Foods cooked by vapors from boiling water.

• Cooking food by hot air in an oven.

Used to measure small amounts of an ingredient, either liquid or dry, when cooking.

• Measuring Cups

• Graduated Cylinder

• Measuring Spoons

• Kitchen Scale

A large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup, stew, or sauce.

• Spatula

• Fish Slice

• Soup Spoon

• Bowl Spoon

A food preparation utensil used to crush soft food for such dishes as mashed potatoes, apple sauce or refried beans.

• Masher

• Grater

• Rubber Spatula

• Pastry Cutter

A usually wire kitchen utensil used for beating food by hand.

• Spoon

• Fork

• Spatula

• Whisk

Designed to measuring the volume of liquid needed for a recipe.

• Liquid Measuring Cup

• Volume Measuring Cup

• Dry Measuring Cup

• Metric Measuring Cup