Post Summer Culinary Review (2025)

Liam and Ava are having a backyard barbecue! Can you help them figure out: What is the medium for grilling?

• air

• water

• oil

• steam

Grace and Daniel are helping Ava cook breakfast. They want to poach some eggs. Which medium should they use for poaching?

• liquid/water

• oil

• steam

• air

Mia and Olivia are cooking together! They want to sauté some veggies. What should they use as the medium for sautéing?

• fat

• combo

• air

• liquid/water

Maya and Ethan are helping Ava cook in the kitchen. They want to roast some vegetables. What is the medium they should use for roasting?

• air

• water

• oil

• steam

Jackson and Lily are in the kitchen, trying to steam some delicious dumplings. Can you help them figure out: What is the medium for steaming?

• liquid/water

• air

• oil

• sand

Aria and Anita are baking cookies in the kitchen. Can you help them figure out what the medium is for baking?

• air

• water

• oil

• steam

Charlotte and Elijah are planning a cooking challenge! Which of the following is a combination cooking method they could use?

• braising

• frying

• steaming

• roasting

Maya and Benjamin are in cooking class, and their teacher asks: What is a combination method?

• You cook it in the heat from the food turns into cooking liquid.

• It is a method where only dry heat is used.

• It is a method where only moist heat is used.

• It is a method where food is cooked without any heat.

Isla and Daniel are having a cooking contest! Isla is frying her food, while Daniel is using a moist-cooking method. What is the main difference between their cooking styles?

• Isla's food will have a brown and crispy exterior.

• Daniel's food will not brown.

• Daniels' food will absorb the flavor of the liquid depending in which method he uses.

• Isla's food will take twice as long to cook.

Maya, Liam, and Avery are discussing different ways heat can move from one place to another. Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by conduction?

• Warming your hands by holding a hot mug

• Feeling the warmth from the sun on your face

• Heating food in a microwave