Recipe Terms

To cook with dry heat, usually in an oven.

• Steam

• Fry

• Boil

• Bake

To heat a liquid until bubbles rise constantly to the surface.

• Steam

• Boil

• Fry

• Melt

To cook by direct heat, as in a broiler.

• Broil

• Boil

• Bake

• Saute

To cook in hot fat such as grease.

• Saute

• Steam

• Fry

• Broil

To heat a solid food, such as butter, until it becomes a liquid.

• Simmer

• Melt

• Steam

• Boil

To cook meat or Poultry in the oven by dry heat

• Bake

• Boil

• Broil

• Roast

To cook in a small amount of fat.

• Saute

• Steam

• Simmer

• Fry

To cook in liquid that is just below the boiling point.

• Boil

• Sizzle

• Steam

• Simmer

To cook over boiling water.

• Steam

• Simmer

• Boil

• Fry

To cut into small pieces.

• Grate

• Chop

• Cut

• Julienne