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This kitchen tool with a long handle and flat, flexible blade is essential for flipping pancakes and burgers.
- Ladle
- Spatula
- Whisk
- Tongs
Before cooking, this preparation step involves gathering and measuring all your ingredients.
- Mise en place
- Blanching
- Marinating
- Deglazing
This fundamental knife cut produces small, roughly equal cubes about 1/4 inch in size.
- Julienne
- Chiffonade
- Dice
- Mince
This kitchen appliance uses electromagnetic energy to heat food by causing water molecules to vibrate.
- Convection oven
- Microwave
- Toaster oven
- Air fryer
This white crystalline substance enhances flavor and is the most commonly used seasoning in cooking.
- Salt
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Cornstarch
This cooking method involves submerging food completely in hot oil to cook it quickly and create a crispy exterior.
- Sautéing
- Pan-frying
- Deep-frying
- Stir-frying
This kitchen tool with a perforated bottom is used to drain water from pasta or wash vegetables.
- Mixing bowl
- Saucepan
- Stockpot
- Colander
This cooking term describes bringing a liquid to a temperature where large bubbles rapidly break the surface.
- Simmering
- Boiling
- Steaming
- Poaching
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