Cooking Lessons Cooking Techniques and Methods

Question 1

Which cooking method uses dry heat and hot air circulating around food in an enclosed space?

Accepted Answer

Roasting

Answer

Braising

Answer

Poaching

Answer

Steaming

Question 2

What is the term for quickly cooking food in a small amount of fat over high heat?

Accepted Answer

Sautéing

Answer

Simmering

Answer

Blanching

Answer

Braising

Question 3

Which moist-heat cooking method involves submerging food in liquid kept just below boiling (around 160–180°F)?

Accepted Answer

Poaching

Answer

Boiling

Answer

Steaming

Answer

Stewing

Question 4

Braising is best described as which combination of cooking methods?

Accepted Answer

Searing then slow-cooking in liquid

Answer

Dry heat only

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Moist heat only

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Deep-frying then steaming

Question 5

What does 'en papillote' mean as a cooking technique?

Accepted Answer

Cooked in parchment paper

Answer

Cooked in boiling water

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Cooked over an open flame

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Cooked in a pressure cooker

Question 6

Which technique involves briefly cooking food in boiling water then immediately plunging it into ice water?

Accepted Answer

Blanching

Answer

Parboiling

Answer

Braising

Answer

Reducing