COOKERY Let Reviewer
COOKERY Let Reviewer
COOKERY Let Reviewer
Seasonality of Food – refers to the times of year when a given type of food is at its peak, either in terms
of harvest or its flavor.
Food Procedures – it refers to routines in the preparation, handling and storage of food meant to prevent
foodborne illness and injury.
Microbial Contamination – refers to the presence in food of harmful microorganisms which can cause
consumer illness.
Rethermalization – a process whereby cooked food that is cold is re-heated to serving temperature.
Sterilization – is defined as the combination of temperature and time required to eliminate a desired
number of microorganisms from a food product.
It is controlled heating process used to completely eliminate all living microorganisms, including
thermo resistant spores in milk or other food.
Pasteurization – is a unit operation prior to freezing, canning or drying in which fruits or vegetable are
heated for the purpose of inactivating natural/endogeneous enzymes
Coagulation – is the exposure of proteins to excessive heat toughens them and makes them dry.
Poaching – it uses convection to transfer heat to cook foods that don’t need higher temperature or time.
Sauteing – dry heat method in which heat is conducted by small amount of fat (the food is kept in
motion)
Batch Method – involves preparing smaller amounts of food at a time instead of large ones
Danger Zone – the temperature range within which pathogenic bacteria grows from 41ºF to 135ºF
Time/Temperature Monitoring – is defined procedure for checking food during the food flow process
to prevent abuse that could lead to unsafe food.
Chafing Dish – a metal pan over a gas or electric heater used to hold hot foods, it is approved for heating
or reheating food.
Food Code – is a model for safeguarding public health and ensuring food is unadulterated and honestly
presented when offered to the consumer.
Lipid Oxidation – is one of the main causes of quality loss in cook-chilled products.
Food Price – it consists of food and beverage sales and costs that can and should be controlled by the
catering manager on a daily basis.
Accompaniment – a food as coleslaw or French fries which is eaten along with a sandwich
Garnish – any of variety of edible foods served with sandwiches to decorate them and to complement
their flavor.