Can You Answer 12 Cooking Methods Questions?

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Question 1/12

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An easy one to kick off this quiz: What temperature does water boil at?
100 degrees Celsius/212 degrees Fahrenheit
74 degrees Celsius/100 degrees Fahrenheit
115 degrees Celsius/205 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 2/12

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If a chef uses the "julienne" cutting technique to cut carrots, what will the result look like?
Cubes
Thick strips
Thin strips

Question 3/12

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Which of the following dishes is a wok normally used to cook?
Mashed Potatoes
Stir Fry
Fried Chicken

Question 4/12

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If someone asked you to sear a piece of salmon, which parts of the salmon would be cooked at a high temperature?
The salmon's surface
The entire salmon, cooked all the way through
Halfway through the salmon, so that the center is still pink

Question 5/12

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An egg that is fried on both sides while keeping the yolk runny is called ___.
Scrambled
Over Easy
Sunny Side Up

Question 6/12

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What does the cooking term "coddling" mean?
Heating food in water just below the boiling point
Cooking in grease, oil, and sugar water (or syrup)
Caremilizing the entire piece of food

Question 7/12

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What is the most common way a traditional butcher "tenderizes" raw meat?
Broiling
Pounding or piercing
Deep frying

Question 8/12

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What term refers to the browning of sugar, resulting in a nutty flavor and brown color?
Braising
Charboiling
Caramelizing

Question 9/12

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If I were to plunge a fruit or vegetable into boiling water, then remove it after a brief time period and plunge it in ice water, what cooking technique am I using?
Blanching
Deglazing
En vessie

Question 10/12

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Which of these is most commonly used for long, slow cooking processes?
Earth oven
Dutch oven
Pressure cooker

Question 11/12

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The cooking technique called "reduction" refers to the process of thickening and intensifying a liquid mixture's (such as soup or sauce) flavor by ___.
Mixing with olive oil
Adding flour or other pasty product
Simmering or boiling

Question 12/12

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Using oil or butter to gently heat vegetables, often resulting in tender pieces is called what?
Steeping
Sweating
Sous-vide
Not bad! You have much to learn, but I have faith you'll be a head chef one day. Dust off that apron and get to cooking those tasty dishes!

C+, Up-And-Coming Chef

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Right!
Great job! Not quite a head chef yet, but there's no doubt that you have years of experience in the kitchen preparing tasty meals.

B+, Experienced Sous Chef

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You did amazingly! You must have experience with hundreds of cooking techniques. I would be honored to eat some of your dishes. Congratulations!

A+, Master Head Chef

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1
An easy one to kick off this quiz: What temperature does water boil at?
100 degrees Celsius/212 degrees Fahrenheit
74 degrees Celsius/100 degrees Fahrenheit
115 degrees Celsius/205 degrees Fahrenheit
2
If a chef uses the "julienne" cutting technique to cut carrots, what will the result look like?
Cubes
Thick strips
Thin strips
3
Which of the following dishes is a wok normally used to cook?
Mashed Potatoes
Stir Fry
Fried Chicken
4
If someone asked you to sear a piece of salmon, which parts of the salmon would be cooked at a high temperature?
The salmon's surface
The entire salmon, cooked all the way through
Halfway through the salmon, so that the center is still pink
5
An egg that is fried on both sides while keeping the yolk runny is called ___.
Scrambled
Over Easy
Sunny Side Up
6
What does the cooking term "coddling" mean?
Heating food in water just below the boiling point
Cooking in grease, oil, and sugar water (or syrup)
Caremilizing the entire piece of food
7
What is the most common way a traditional butcher "tenderizes" raw meat?
Broiling
Pounding or piercing
Deep frying
8
What term refers to the browning of sugar, resulting in a nutty flavor and brown color?
Braising
Charboiling
Caramelizing
9
If I were to plunge a fruit or vegetable into boiling water, then remove it after a brief time period and plunge it in ice water, what cooking technique am I using?
Blanching
Deglazing
En vessie
10
Which of these is most commonly used for long, slow cooking processes?
Earth oven
Dutch oven
Pressure cooker
11
The cooking technique called "reduction" refers to the process of thickening and intensifying a liquid mixture's (such as soup or sauce) flavor by ___.
Mixing with olive oil
Adding flour or other pasty product
Simmering or boiling
12
Using oil or butter to gently heat vegetables, often resulting in tender pieces is called what?
Steeping
Sweating
Sous-vide