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Wet cooking techniques

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poaching involves cooking food in a small amount of liquid just below boiling point

a)

true

b)

false

2.

A suitable poaching liquid is

a)

milk

b)

olive oil

3.

Braising is only possible in a pressure cooker

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Broiling is another word for grilling

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What is the term for briefly dipping food into boiling water

a)

scalding

b)

clarifying

c)

blanching

d)

deglazing

6.

What does it mean to reduce?

a)

to make a liquid clear by removing solid particles

b)

to simmer in order to evaporate liquid and intensify flavour

c)

to simmer in order to evaporate liquid and intensify flavor

d)

to dip food briefly into boiling water

7.

Which cooking technique transfers heat through the movement of molecules in the air or a liquid?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

moist cooking technique

8.

What is not a moist cooking technique?

a)

boiling

b)

pan-broiling

c)

poaching

d)

steaming

9.

To _______ is to heat liquid to just below boiling point.

a)

steam

b)

simmer

c)

scald

d)

boil

10.

_________________ is to cook food over, but not in, boiling water.

a)

simmering

b)

boiling

c)

steaming

d)

blanching

11.

Braising is cooking food in simmering liquid and

a)

then using the liquid to make into a sauce

b)

then serving as a casserole

c)

then baking in an oven until cooked

12.

Which of the following are wet cooking technique?

a)

Boiling, steaming & frying

b)

Poaching, Grilling, Baking

c)

Frying, Roasting, Boiling

d)

Boiling, Steaming, Poaching

13.

Moist cooking techniques use oil to generate the heat energy needed to cook food.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

What cooking technique uses liquid instead of oil?

a)

wet cooking techniques

b)

combination

c)

dry cooking

d)

microwave cooking

15.

In what cooking technique is the food cooked in a flavourful liquid between 93 - 95C?

a)

branching

b)

boiling

c)

steaming

d)

poaching

16.

A cartouche is use for braising

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Braising is ideal for cooking tough cuts of meat

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Tough cuts of meat are better suited to

a)

wet cooking techniques

b)

dry cooking techniques

c)

microwave cooking

19.

Stewing is similar to braising; however, the food items are cut into _________ pieces.

a)

small

b)

medium

c)

large

d)

gigantic

20.

The wet cooking technique with the best vitamin retention

a)

boiling

b)

blanching

c)

stewing

d)

steaming