How to Sauté and what does it mean to sauté when cooking?
If a recipe instructs you to “sauté”, it is referring to a cooking method where the smallest amount of oil is heated over medium-high heat.
Cooking Terms Dictionary
Dictionary, Index and Glossary of common recipe and cooking terms to use as a guide when you try out a new recipe. Common Culinary Terms and ingredients.
- Al Dente
- Bake
- Baste
- Beat
- Blanch
- Blend
- Boil
- Braise
- Broil
- Brown
- Caramelize
- Chop
- Clarified Butter
- Cream
- Cut-In
- Dash
- Deglaze
- De-pith
- Dice
- Dissolve
- Dredge
- Emulsion
- Fold
- Fond
- Fry
- Garnish
- Ghee
- Grate
- Grill
- Juice
- Julienne
- Marinade
- Mash
- Melt
- Mix
- Pit
- Poach
- Proof
- Pre-heat
- Puree
- Reconstitute
- Reduce
- Roast
- Sauté
- Score
- Sear
- Shred
- Sift
- Simmer
- Skim
- Sous Vide
- Steam
- Steep
- Stir
- Tenderize
- Toast
- Whip
How to Tenderize and what does it mean to tenderize when cooking?
Tenderizing is the act of making food more chewable and tender. Your choice of pounding it with a mallet, braising or marinating the food.
How to brown and what does it mean to brown when cooking?
The browning cooking method is used quite often and it is what gives us that beautiful crisp crust on ingredients.
How to marinade and what does it mean to marinade when cooking?
There are many different marinades for different ingredients. The trick is to find flavours that work well with the chosen ingredient.
How to mix and what does it mean to mix when cooking?
To mix is to combine ingredients together, either by hand or by an electric mixer. And within mixing, there are 3 other methods that can be used.
How to boil and what does it mean to boil when cooking?
To boil is the cooking method where a liquid is heated up to a boiling point and bubbles start to form on the surface.
How to blend and what does it mean to blend when cooking?
Blending is a cooking method where more than one ingredient is combined, and it can be done by hand or electrically.
How to Poach and what does it mean to poach when cooking?
To poach an ingredient is by submerging it in a liquid (water, wine, stock) and heating it at a low temperature.
How to Deglaze and what does it mean to deglaze when cooking?
If a recipe instructs you to “Deglaze” it is referring to adding a small amount of liquid to the browning residue in a pan.
How to make Clarified Butter and what does it mean to clarify butter when cooking?
If a recipe instructs you to use “Clarified Butter” it is referring to butter where the milk solids and water has been removed by melting it.
How to Caramelize and what does it mean to caramelize when cooking?
If a recipe instructs you to “Caramelize” as part of the steps it is referring to introducing sugar to heat on a lower temperature to create a syrup like texture with your ingredients.
How to Chop and what does it mean to chop when cooking?
If a recipe instructs you to “Chop” or suggest “Chopping” as part of the steps it is referring to fine cutting of ingredients with a knife.