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| Here are some cookery words and their meanings for older children to print out and have on hand! These will help make things clearer when they are helping in the kitchen. |
| Bake | Cook by dry heat, usually in an oven. When cooking meat it is called "roast" |
| Baste | To moisten food while baking by pouring liquid or fat over it |
| Batter | A mixture of flour, liquid and other ingredients that can be beaten or stirred |
| Beat | Mix ingredients together very hard, stirring with a wooden spoon |
| Blend | To combine two or more ingredients so that they become one |
| Boil | Cook at a high heat on the stove top until the water or food bubbles fast. |
| Chill | To place in refrigerator or other cold place until cold |
| Combine | To mix ingredients together |
| Dough | A mixture of liquid and flour that is stiff eneough to be handled or kneaded |
| Garnish | Add a decoration to savoury food, to make it look more attractive |
| Grease | Cover baking tins or trays with a light layer of butter, margarine or oil to prevent food from sticking while cooking |
| Knead | Squeeze, stretch and turn a mixture, usually bread dough, before baking |
| Season | Add just enough salt and pepper to a recipe to suit your own tastes |
| Sift/Sieve | Shake, tap or press an ingredient through a sieve to remove any lumps and sometimes to add air |
| Simmer | Cook food over a low heat on the stove top, usually after it has boiled, so that it bubbles gently |
| Steam | To cook over, not in, boiling water |
| Stir | To mix ingredients with a circular motion using a spoon or other utensil |
| Whip | To beat rapidly with wire whisk or beater to get put air in the mixture to make it light and fluffy |
| Whisk | Beat very hard and fast to add air to a mixture, usually egg whites or cream, until mixture is light, fluffy and sometimes stiff. This can be done with a hand whisk or an electric mixer. |
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