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Cooking, Preparation, etc.

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Baste   To spoon liquid or fat over food as it cooks  
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Beat   To mix or stir quickly, bringing the contents of bowl to the top and down again  
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Blanch   To dip in boiling water, making the skins of fruits and nut meats easy to remove; pre-cook  
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Blend   To mix two or more ingredients thoroughly  
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Boil   To cook a liquid where the bubbles rise and break on the surface  
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Brown   To make food brown by roasting, pan frying or broiling  
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Caramelize   To cook to the browned stage (sugar, onions)  
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Carry Over Cooking   The continued cooking of a food after it has been removed from the cooking source  
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Chop   To cut into uneven pieces  
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Cream   To mix one or more foods until smooth and creamy  
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Cut and fold   To combine by using two motions (1) cutting vertically through the mixture (2) turning the mixture over and over  
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Deepfry   To cook food fully sumerged in hot fat.  
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Dice   To cut into small cubes  
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Dilute   To lessen the strength, thickness or flavor of a mixture  
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Dissolve   To combine a solid ingredient with a liquid until a solution is formed  
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DryHeatCooking   Heat is conducted without moisture; used to cook cuts of meat that are naturally tender  
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Dust   To sprinkle with flour  
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Emulsion   A uniform mixture of two unmixable liquids; it is often temporary (for example, oil and vinegar).  
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Flute   To make an edge with a scalloped effect; as in a pie crust  
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Fry   To cook in hot fat or oil  
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Grate   To reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface  
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Grind   To reduce to fine particles by grinding; to crush  
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Julienne   To cut foods into thin strips  
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Knead   To manipulate with a pressing motion, accompanied by a folding and stretching motion, as in kneading bread dough  
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Marinade   a mixure, usually acid/oil base to soak food in so as to soften connective tissue and add flavor  
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Marinate   To let food stand in a flavorful, often acidic liquid  
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Mince   To cut into very fine pieces  
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Mix   To combine ingredients  
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MoistHeatCooking   Heat is conducted to a foods through water or steam; provides flavor and tenderness to tougher cuts of meat  
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Parboil   To boil until partially cooked  
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Pare   To peel away the outer covering of foods with the use of a small knife  
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Pit   To remove the stone (pit) or seed of a fruit  
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Poach   To cook in a still liquid with no bubbles breaking the surface  
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Reduce   To cook a liquid until the quantity is half the amount you started with  
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Saute   To cook quickly in fat at a high temperature. In French, "to jump"  
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Scald   To heat milk/cream to just below the boiling point  
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Sear   To brown surface of meat by heating at a very high temperature for a short time  
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