Cooking Terms Explained for the Confuddled

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Here dear cooks and potential cooks, is the Top Ten of Scary Cooking Terms, explained with the help of YouTube.


Until I came across this intriguing post on how recipes are routinely dumbed down today, as compared to 30 years ago, I had no idea this was going on. What do I mean? Apparently, there are many people frightened off cooking by the specialist terms used, such as saute. So instead of writing, 'saute the onions until soft', food authors now write something like, 'cook the onions on a medium to high heat in melted butter or oil while continuously stirring, until soft'. Fascinating.

Blanch


Braise


Cream


Deglaze


Dice


Dredge


Fold


Julienne


Poach


Reduce


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