Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Parchment paper

Culinary arts; Cooking

A grease- and heat-resistant paper used to line baking pans, to wrap foods in packets for baking, or to make disposable pastry bags.

The buds of a spiny shrub that grows from Spain to China. Found next to the olives in the the supermarket, capers have an assertive flavour that can best be described as the marriage of citrus and ...

Puree

Culinary arts; Cooking

To process or mash a food until it is as smooth as possible. This can be done using a blender, food processor, sieve, or food mill; also refers to the resulting mixture.

Poach

Culinary arts; Cooking

To cook a food by partially or completely submerging it in a simmering liquid.

Deep-fry

Culinary arts; Cooking

To cook food by completely covering with hot fat. Deep-frying is usually done at 375 degrees.

Curdle

Culinary arts; Cooking

To cause semisolid pieces of coagulated protein to develop in a dairy product. This can occur when foods such as milk or sour cream are heated to too high a temperature or are combined with an acidic ...