To rub food against a grater to get small particles

Folding and pressing with the palm of your hand, and turning the dough until it is smooth and elastic

Mixing with a repeated motion, using a spoon, electric, or rotary beater.

Rubbing shortening on the side of cookware or bakeware

To spread a liquid coating on a food using a pastry brush

Putting dry ingredients through a fine sieve to incorporate air

Combining two or more ingredients thoroughly together

Combining a delicate mixture with a more solid material very gently

Browning with direct heat

Cooking over steam rising from boiling water

Cooking meat slowly in a small amount of liquid (or steam) with a cover on

Cutting away the fat from the edges of meat

Cutting short, straight lines through the outer layer of fat on meat

Tearing or cutting into thin strips or pieces

Mixing with a circular motion using a spoon or another utensil

Using a pastry blender to mix solid shortening with flour to cut shortening into small pieces

Cutting food into long, thin strips

Crushing food items until smooth

Frying small pieces of food very quickly in very hot oil in a wok while stirring constantly

To cover with boiling water and letting it stand without heating until flavor and color is extracted (i.e., tea bags)

Cooking slowly for a long period of time in liquid

Cooking uncovered in a small amount of fat in a pan

Forming a standing fancy pie crust with your fingers or a fork

Covering a food with a coating of crumbs then dipped in a liquid before coating

Reading a recipe, gathering ingredients and utensils before beginning to cook a food item.

To cook in an oven or oven-type appliance in a covered or uncovered pan

To cut food into flat pieces is

to cut into long, thin pieces

soaking foods in a seasoned liquid to add flavor and/or to tenderize

to mix in an over and over motion using a spoon, rotary, or electric mixer

Mixing two or more ingredients together, usually by stirring

to soften and blend until smooth and light using a spoon or an electric mixer

to beat rapidly to add air to make the substance light and fluffy (i.e., whipped cream)

cutting into small pieces

removing the middle of a fruit with a corer or paring knife

cutting food into small squares

Using a knife or kitchen scissors to divide food into smaller pieces

cutting food into very small cubes

preparing a food, meal, or dish by combining ingredients and heating them in a specific way

cooking food by dry heat without exposure to a flame, such as in the oven, at a temperature between 400 & 450 degrees F.

cooking food by dry heat without exposure to a flame, such as in the oven, at a temperature between 400 & 450 degrees F.