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Name Alternative names Purpose in food preparation Design Image Apple corer: To remove the core and pips from apples and similar fruits Apple cutter: To cut apple and similar fruits easily while simultaneously removing the core and pips. Cf. peeler: Baster: Used during cooking to cover meat in its own juices or with a sauce.
Western culture has taken the development and specialization of eating utensils further, with the result that multiple utensils may appear in a dining setting, each with a different name and purpose. With the evolution of people's eating habits, further modification continues to take place, mostly in the West.
Kids Baking Championship is a competitive reality baking program produced by Levity Entertainment Group for the Food Network.Each week, the children compete to make the best dish, and are judged on presentation, taste, and creativity.
Pressure cooking – cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure, which allows the liquid in the pot to rise to a higher temperature before boiling. Simmering – foods are cooked in hot liquids kept at or just below the boiling point of water, [3] but higher than poaching temperature.
The menu name may even be different from the kitchen name. For example, from the 19th until the mid-20th century, many restaurant menus were written in French and not in the local language. Examples include veal ( calf ), calamari ( squid ), and sweetbreads ( pancreas or thymus gland ).
See also References Further reading External links A acidulate To use an acid (such as that found in citrus juice, vinegar, or wine) to prevent browning, alter flavour, or make an item safe for canning. al dente To cook food (typically pasta) to the point where it is tender but not mushy. amandine A culinary term indicating a garnish of almonds. A dish served amandine is usually cooked with ...
A class at the Raymond Blanc cooking school in Oxford, England. A cooking school [a] is an institution devoted to education in the art and science of cooking and food preparation. There are many different types of cooking schools around the world, some devoted to training professional chefs, others aimed at amateur enthusiasts, with some being ...
An antler on a red deer stag. Velvet covers a growing antler, providing blood flow that supplies oxygen and nutrients. Each antler grows from an attachment point on the skull called a pedicle. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone. [6]