Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

Industry: Culinary arts

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Flavoured oils

Culinary arts; Cooking

Commercially prepared oils flavoured with herbs, spices, or other ingredients, including avocado, walnut, sesame, hazelnut, and almond. In addition to using them in recipes when called for, try ...

Brown sugar

Culinary arts; Cooking

A mix of granulated sugar and molasses. Dark brown sugar has more molasses, and hence, more molasses flavour than light brown sugar (also known as golden brown sugar). Unless otherwise specified, ...

Proof

Culinary arts; Cooking

To allow a yeast dough to rise before baking. Also a term that indicates the amount of alcohol in a distilled liquor.

Mince

Culinary arts; Cooking

To chop food into very fine pieces, as with minced garlic.

Cut in

Culinary arts; Cooking

To work a solid fat, such as shortening, butter, or margarine, into dry ingredients. This is usually done with a pastry blender, two knives in a crisscross fashion, your fingertips, or a food ...