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Il y a vraiment 15 méthodes de cuisson importantes que vous devez connaître à propos de 2021

15 Different Methods of Cooking You Should Know

There are really two important cooking methods that you need to know about; the dry heat method and the moist heat method. The dry heat cooking methods do not need any water and use dry heat to cook something; some examples are steaming, baking, grilling, and roasting. Under the moist heat cooking methods, we use liquids to cook the food; some examples include are boiling, frying, stewing, barbecue, and basting. Let us look at some of these methods further:

1. Grilling

Grilling is the method of cooking food over direct heat. The food is exposed to the flames and the heat comes from the coals underneath the grate. You can grill over an open flame or in a grill pan. Grill grates are used, and the food that is grilled usually has charred lines on it.

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2. Steaming

For steaming, food is placed in a steamer which is kept over hot liquid. The steam cooks the food but the water or liquid being used for steaming does not come in contact with the food itself.

3. Searing

Searing refers to browning of food. Seared food has a brown and caramelized appearance from the outside. Food can be seared when small amounts of fat are used over high heat to give the outside a caramelized appearance, while the inside is not cooked through. Searing fish or meats is quite common.

4. Boiling

When food that is cooked in water reaches 100° Celsius, it is in the boiling stage. In this method, the food is completely immersed in water and boiled until soft and tender.

5. Sautéing

To sauté food is one of the most common steps that we follow while cooking anything. Food is cooked in very little oil or fat until it turns tender. This is usually done in a pan and the food is cooked over medium to high heat.

6. Poaching

In order to poach food, it needs to be submerged in water that is between 71° Celsius and 82° Celsius. The food remains in the water until it is completely cooked.

7. Broiling

Broiling requires the source of heat to come from the top and mostly ovens are used to broil. The setting can be adjusted to broil so that the top heat source is the only one that comes on. However, while broiling, one must keep an eye on the food, as it cooks very fast.

8. Baking

Baking simply means cooking food items (usually uncovered) in an oven using dry heat. This method of cooking is used for foods like bread, cakes, cookies, muffins, lasagna, etc.

9. Roasting

This method is similar to baking as it involves the use of an oven to cook the food. Mostly, meats or vegetables are roasted. Food is cooked until it turns beautiful golden brown.

10. Blanching

Blanching and boiling are almost the same, but in blanching, the food is par-cooked, then it is submerged in an ice bath to stop the cooking process.

11. Stewing

Stewing is similar to braising. The ingredients are first seared then cooked in liquid.

12. Deep-frying

Deep-frying means cooking the food in hot oil or fat. The food is cooked until its colour turns to golden. It is crispy on the outside, and the inside is cooked completely.