1. Bake – Cook by heat usually in an oven Barbecue – Roast or smoke meat slowly Baste – Pour liquid over food to moisten it Beat – Mix with rapid motion of a spoon or beater Blanch – Boil food shortly to peel easily Blend – Mix ingredients until combined Boil – To cook in boiling water Broil – Cook over/under direct heat Brown – To bake or toast food until brown Brush – Coat food with butter/egg with a brush Cooking Vocabulary

2. Caramelize – To cook the sugars out of vegetables Chill – To cool below room temperature Cook – Prepare food by applying heat Cream – Beat sugar and fat together until fluffy Chop – Cut up food into pieces Combine – Mix two or more ingredients together Cooker – Outdoor cooking device Cut In – To cut fat into flour with a pastry knife Cube – Cut into small cubes Dash – Amount smaller than a 1/8 t. Dice – Cut into very small cubes Dilute – To add water in order to thin Flour – To coat a pan with flour for baking Fold In – Mix by folding one part into another

3. Garnish – To decorate food with other food Grate – Finely cut food by rubbing over a grater Glaze – Thin coating on cooked food from applying a sauce Grill – Cook over an open fire or coals. Herbs - Dried or fresh leaves used to add flavor Julienne – Cut into thin stick like pieces Knead – To work dough w/ heel of your hand Marinade – Liquid to let food stand in for flavor Mince – Cut or chop food as finely as possible Oven/Stove – Electric or gas appliance for cooking Peel/Pare – To remove skin from fruit/vegetables Preheat – Turn on an oven to prepare to cook Roll – Flatten to desired thickness with rolling pin Rub – Dry mixture placed on meat before smoking

4. Sauce – Mixture poured over meat/vegetables Saute – Cook in a small amount of fat Sear – To brown meat quickly on both sides Season – To add flavor; salt, pepper, etc. Sift – To put through a fine sieve Simmer – To cook on low heat just below boiling Smoking – Cook meat indirectly/slowly in smoke Steam – Cook over hot, boiling water Stew – To cook in a pot for several hours Stir – Mix by using a circular motion Toss – Lightly mix without crushing Whip – Beat rapidly introducing air bubbles