To stir or mix ingredients until they are thoroughly combined and smooth

To blend or mix two or more ingredients

To beat solid fat and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth, light, and creamy

To combine flour and solid fat by cutting the fat into tiny pieces using a pastry blender, two forks or knives, or the hands

To blend a delicate mixture into a heavier one, using a rubber spatula, spoon, or wire whisk in a gentle up, down, and over motion so that the mixture stays light

To work a ball of dough with the heels of the hands repeating press, fold, and turn motions until the dough is smooth and elastic

To combine two or more ingredients into one mass by stirring or beating them

To reduce dry ingredients to finer particles, add air to dry ingredients, or combine dry ingredients by putting them through a sieve

To mix using a spoon or wire whisk with a circular motion

To lightly mix ingredients by tumbling them with tongs or a large fork and spoon

To beat quickly and vigorously by hand, wire whisk, or mixer to incorporate air and to make a mixture light and fluffy

To cook in an oven with dry, hot air

To cook uncovered under a direct heat source

To broil over hot coals or on a griddle

To cook meat, fish, or poultry uncovered in an oven with dry, hot air

To roast slowly on a rack or spit over hot coals or some other direct heat source and baste with a spicy sauce

To cook food in hot liquid, 2120F, having bubbles that rise to and break on the surface of the liquid

To cook large pieces of meat or poultry slowly over low heat in a small amount of hot liquid in a tightly covered pan

To cook food in a microwave oven using little or no liquid

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

To cook food in a pan using vapor produced by a boiling liquid

To cook food by completely immersing in hot fat; also know as French fry

To cook food in a small amount of hot fat

To lightly brown or cook food in a small amount of hot fat over moderate heat; Pieces of food are cut into small or thin pieces preserving texture, moisture, flavor.

To cook bite-sized small pieces of food quickly over high heat in a small amount of fat while stirring constantly.

To turn on an appliance or oven to a desired temperature about 5-10 minutes before food is to be placed in it