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cooking

(Encyclopedia) cooking, the process of using heat to prepare foods for consumption. Many common cooking methods involve the use of oil. Frying is cooking in hot oil; sautéing is cooking in a small amount of oil; st...

broiling

(Encyclopedia) broiling: see cooking.

steaming

(Encyclopedia) steaming: see cooking.

baking

(Encyclopedia) baking: see cooking.

braising

(Encyclopedia) braising: see cooking.

stewing

(Encyclopedia) stewing: see cooking.

roasting

(Encyclopedia) roasting: see cooking.

sautéing

(Encyclopedia) sautéing: see cooking.

poaching

(Encyclopedia) poaching: see cooking.
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