Culinary Terms

To set the oven to cooking temperature in advance

• Bake

• Preheat

• Broil

To cook in an oven in a covered or uncovered pan using dry heat

• Broil

• Bake

• Preheat

To combine two or more ingredients, usually by stirring

• Sift

• Mix

• Whip

To work the dough by folding, pressing, and turning until it is smooth and elastic

• Stir

• Mix

• Knead

To put dry ingredients through a sifter to combine and separate fine particles from larger ones

• Sift
• Strain

• Separate

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To remove the brightly colored outer part of citrus foods

• Mince

• Peel

• Zest

To cut or chop food as finely as possible

• Slice

• Chop

• Mince

• Dice

To cut into evenly sized cubes

• Mince

• Dice

• Slice

• Chop

To cut into small irregular shaped pieces

• Mince

• Dice

• Slice

• Chop