To cook by dry heat, usually in an oven

To moisten food while it's cooking to add flavor

To beat rapidly to incorporate air and increase volume

To combine a delicate ingredient to a solid mixture

To cook in a closed pot with only enough water to generate steam

To cut into square, chunky pieces, roughly the same size

To cut or chop into very fine pieces

To cook in liquid and simmer on the stove or in the oven

To combine a dry substance with a liquid so that they merge

To cook under direct heat in a boiler or over hot coals

To cook in a small amount of hot fat in a skillet

To cook liquid just below the boiling point

To mix gently with a spoon in a rotary motion

To cut into thin, broad pieces, such as carrot rounds