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To fold and press dough with your hands to make it smooth and stretchy.
Stir
Sift
Knead
Marinate
To cook food using dry heat, usually in an oven.
Broil
Simmer
Boil
Bake
To set an oven to the desired cooking temperature in advance of using it, so that it has time to reach that temperature before putting the food in to be cooked.
Preheat
Bake
Cook
Broil
To spread a thin layer of butter or oil on a pan to prevent food from sticking to the pan.
Cream
Grease
Broil
Bake
To stir or mix an ingredient rapidly to add air.
Sift
Fold
Knead
Beat
To cook food in a small amount of fat over medium high heat. The word comes from the French term meaning "to jump."
Broil
Saute
Al dente
Baste
To heat a liquid until large bubbles form at the bottom of the pot and then vigorously rise to continually break the surface.
Simmer
Broil
Boil
Combine
To whisk food rapidly to incorporate air, making the food light and fluffy
Knead
Stir
Fry
Whip
To cook in the oven with intense heat coming from above, it tends to crisp and brown the food quickly.
Bake
Fry
Broil
Boil
To heat a liquid until small bubbles rise from the bottom of the pot and occasionally break the surface.
Simmer
Broil
Boil
Bake
To gently combine ingredients with a rubber scraper by cutting down through the center toward the bottom, and then turning up and over near the surface.
Fold
Whip
Mash
Beat
To cut fat into flour with two knives, or a pastry blender, until it is distributed in small particles throughout the mixture.
Blend
Cut in
Knead
Mince
To decorate or embellish food with small, colorful or savory items to enhance the presentation.
Fold
Sift
Knead
Garnish
To cut food as small as possible into very fine pieces.
Mince
Chop
Pare
Slice
To blend food (usually cooked fruit or vegetables) to a creamy, smooth consistency.
Dice
Mince
Puree
Sift
To soak food (usually meat) in a sauce before cooking to add flavor.
Marinate
Season
Saute
Al Dente
Pasta cooked just to a firm and chewy texture, not mushy. It means "to the tooth," in Italian.
Al dente
Mise en Place
Caramelize
Baste
The French term for the preparation of dishes and ingredients before you start cooking.
Mise en Place
Caramelize
Al dente
Saute
To use a spoon or brush to add liquid to a food.
Baste
Brown
Sear
Garnish
To remove lumps and add air to an ingredient by shaking it through a mesh screen.
Sift
Whisk
Puree
Whip