Kitchen Equipment & Cooking Terms

to cut out the center part, as to core an apple

• fry

• core

• season

• mix

to add salt, pepper or spices to a food to improve the flavor

• brown

• flake

• garnish

• season

to combine 2 or more ingredients with a vigorous motion

• beat

• cube

• fold

• mince

to cook in a liquid just below the boiling point

• saute

• marinate

• pare

• simmer

to cut into slivers or strips, about the size of match sticks

• mince

• chop

• Julienne

• cube

to soak food in a sauce before cooking to make it more tender or more flavorful

• marinate

• stir-fry

• season

• simmer

To cook chopped and sliced food quickly in hot oil, while stirring

• stir-fry

• bread

• dice

• marinate

Peel or cut off the outer layer (such as peeling fruit with a knife)

• saute

• chop

• flake

• pare

to add a small amount of one food to another food for decoration

• julienne

• garnish

• pare

• cube

To cut into very small cubes of less than 1 cm

• season

• chop

• dice

• beat