Culinary Arts 1- Semester 2 Exam
Review(updated)questions with answers
What is another name for chinois? - correct answer ✔✔China cap
Describe what "plating" is. - correct answer ✔✔The decision about what serve vessel will be used to
present the product, as well as the layout of the item on the plate or in the bowl and the garnishing of
the item.
What do you use a serrated slicer for? - correct answer ✔✔Slice breads and cakes
What is difference between a solid spoon and a slotted spoon? What do you use each one for? - correct
answer ✔✔Solid spoons use for serving spoons w/o holes in them.
Slotted spoon have holes that allow liquid to drain while holding the solid items on the spoon.
What are the standard attachments for a mixer? - correct answer ✔✔Wire whips, paddles, dough hooks
How does a convection oven differ from a regular oven? - correct answer ✔✔Convection oven:
-a fan that circulates heated air around the food as it cooks
-shortens cooking times
-uses energy efficiently
Regular oven:
-heat source is located on the floor of the oven
-usually located below a range-top burner
-inexpensive and easy to integrate with other cooking equipment
What is a wire whisk used for? - correct answer ✔✔Mix, beat, and stir foods or beat and add air to light
foods
, Describe a julienne cut, a batonnet, a dice cut. - correct answer ✔✔Julienne- long, thin, rectangular
pieces
Batonnet- 2 in. x1/4x1/4 sticks
Dice-to cut into cubes
Describe a mince cut, a rondelle. - correct answer ✔✔Mince- smallest of the cuts
Rondelle-a round food slice
What knife would you use to cut through bones! - correct answer ✔✔Cleaver
What do you use a paring knife for? - correct answer ✔✔To trim and pare vegetables and fruits.
Describe a brunoise cut. - correct answer ✔✔A very small dice
What cooking method retains the most vitamins and minerals in food? - correct answer ✔✔Steaming
Name the Dry heat cooking methods. - correct answer ✔✔Broiling, grilling, roasting, baking, sauteing,
pan-frying, stir-frying, & deep-frying
What cooking method makes crosshatch marks? - correct answer ✔✔Grilling
What is used stir fry? - correct answer ✔✔Meat and fresh vegetables that are cut into bite-sized pieces
What are the combination cooking methods? - correct answer ✔✔Braising and stewing
What are the moist cooking methods? What can you make from them? - correct answer ✔✔Poaching-
gelantine or jello
Simmering-spaghetti sauce
Boiling- eggs
Steaming- asparagus
Review(updated)questions with answers
What is another name for chinois? - correct answer ✔✔China cap
Describe what "plating" is. - correct answer ✔✔The decision about what serve vessel will be used to
present the product, as well as the layout of the item on the plate or in the bowl and the garnishing of
the item.
What do you use a serrated slicer for? - correct answer ✔✔Slice breads and cakes
What is difference between a solid spoon and a slotted spoon? What do you use each one for? - correct
answer ✔✔Solid spoons use for serving spoons w/o holes in them.
Slotted spoon have holes that allow liquid to drain while holding the solid items on the spoon.
What are the standard attachments for a mixer? - correct answer ✔✔Wire whips, paddles, dough hooks
How does a convection oven differ from a regular oven? - correct answer ✔✔Convection oven:
-a fan that circulates heated air around the food as it cooks
-shortens cooking times
-uses energy efficiently
Regular oven:
-heat source is located on the floor of the oven
-usually located below a range-top burner
-inexpensive and easy to integrate with other cooking equipment
What is a wire whisk used for? - correct answer ✔✔Mix, beat, and stir foods or beat and add air to light
foods
, Describe a julienne cut, a batonnet, a dice cut. - correct answer ✔✔Julienne- long, thin, rectangular
pieces
Batonnet- 2 in. x1/4x1/4 sticks
Dice-to cut into cubes
Describe a mince cut, a rondelle. - correct answer ✔✔Mince- smallest of the cuts
Rondelle-a round food slice
What knife would you use to cut through bones! - correct answer ✔✔Cleaver
What do you use a paring knife for? - correct answer ✔✔To trim and pare vegetables and fruits.
Describe a brunoise cut. - correct answer ✔✔A very small dice
What cooking method retains the most vitamins and minerals in food? - correct answer ✔✔Steaming
Name the Dry heat cooking methods. - correct answer ✔✔Broiling, grilling, roasting, baking, sauteing,
pan-frying, stir-frying, & deep-frying
What cooking method makes crosshatch marks? - correct answer ✔✔Grilling
What is used stir fry? - correct answer ✔✔Meat and fresh vegetables that are cut into bite-sized pieces
What are the combination cooking methods? - correct answer ✔✔Braising and stewing
What are the moist cooking methods? What can you make from them? - correct answer ✔✔Poaching-
gelantine or jello
Simmering-spaghetti sauce
Boiling- eggs
Steaming- asparagus
