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Culinary II- Culinary Essentials:Chapter 15 Vocabulary

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Dry Cooking Technique   Uses oil, fat, the radiation of hot air, or metal to transfer heat.  
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Evaporate   A liquid escapes from a pan as a vapor.  
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Moist Cooking Technique   Uses liquid instead of oil to create the heat energy that is needed to cook the food.  
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Combination Cooking   Uses both moist and dry cooking techniques.  
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Coagulate   Proteins change from a liquid or semiliquid state to a drier, solid state.  
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Pigment   The matter in cells and tissue that gives them their color.  
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Caramelization   The process of cooking sugar to high temperatures.  
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Bake   To use dry heat in a closed environment, usually in an oven and no fat or liquid is added during the cooking process.  
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Carryover Cooking   The cooking that takes place after you remove something from its heat source.  
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Smoking   A form of cooking that uses low heat, long cooking times, and wood smoke for flavor.  
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Roasting   To use dry heat in a closed environment to cook food.  
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Sear   To quickly brown the outside of food at the start of the cooking process.  
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Basting   Moistening foods with melted fats, pan drippings, or another liquid during the cooking time.  
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Open-Spit Roasting   To roast food over an open fire.  
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Sauteing   A quick, dry cooking technique that uses a small amount or oil in a shallow pan to cook foods.  
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Stir-Frying   A dry cooking technique that is similar to sauteing.  
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Wok   A large pan with sloping sides that is used to saute or stir-fry foods.  
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Frying   A dry-heat cooking technique in which foods are cooked in larger amounts of hot fat or oil.  
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Dredging   To coat foods with flour or finely ground crumbs.  
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Breading   A coating made of eggs and crumbs.  
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Batter   A semiliquid mixture that contains ingredients such as flour, milk, eggs, and seasonings.  
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Heat Lamp   Uses light in the infrared spectrum to keep food warm during holding without becoming soggy.  
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Pan Fry   Add 1/2-3/4 of oil in a pan, it should be hot enough to sizzle when food is added.  
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Deep Frying   To cook foods by completely submerging them in heated fat or oil at temperatures between 350 and 375 Degrees.  
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Recovery Time   The time it takes for the fat or oil to return to the present temperature after the food has been submerged.  
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Grilling   To brush food lightly with oil, and place onto a grill.  
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Griddle   A flat, solid plate of metal with a gas or electric heat source.  
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Broiling   To cook food directly under a primary heat source. The temperature is controlled by how close the food is to the heat source.  
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Boililng   A moist cooking technique in which you bring a liquid, such as water or stock to the boiling point and keep it at that temperature while the food cooks.  
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Boiling Point   When liquid reaches 212 at Sea Level.  
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Convection   The liquid closest to the bottom of the pan is heated and rises to the top.  
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Blanching   Using the boiling method to partially cook foods to change the flavor and keep the color.  
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Shocking   Briefly plunging food that has been blanched into ice water to stop the cooking process.  
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Parboiling   Foods that are put into boiling water and partially cooked.  
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Simmering   To cook foods slowly and steadily in a slightly cooler liquid that is heated from 184-200 Degrees.  
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Reduce   Decrease volume of a liquid.  
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Poach   To cook food in a flavorful liquid between 150-185 Degrees. This is a gentler method of moist cooking than simmering.  
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Steaming   Cooking vegetables or other foods in a closed environment filled with steam, such as in a pot with a tight-fitting lid.  
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Braising   A long, slow cooking process. It can make tough cuts of meat more tender.  
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Deglaze   To add a small amount of liquid such as stock or water to a pan to loosen brown bits of food after searing or sauteing.  
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Stewing   Completely covering food with liquid in this combination cooking technique.  
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