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Five Ways to Cook Food
Age 13 · Cooking
Heat can reach food through water or steam, through hot air or a hot surface, or through oil. These methods change how food cooks, browns, and tastes.
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In the picture
- A pot of water at a rolling boil: moist heat cooks food in bubbling liquid.
- A steamer basket over simmering water: steam surrounds food and cooks it gently.
- A ridged grill pan: dry heat from a hot surface marks and chars food.
- An oven tray with bread rolls: dry heat from hot air bakes food evenly.
- A shallow frying pan with oil: hot fat browns and crisps food quickly.
Examples
- Boiling pasta in a pot of water or steaming dumplings.
- Grilling vegetable skewers or pan-frying potato slices in a little oil.
Key takeaways
- Moist heat uses water or steam; dry heat uses hot air or a hot surface; fat-based heat uses hot oil.
- Different methods create different textures, from soft and tender to browned and crisp.
Quiz: Five Ways to Cook Food (Age 13)
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Which cooking method uses hot oil?
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Which of these is a dry-heat cooking method?
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Steaming is an example of which type of cooking?
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