8.0 Cooking (Food Processing)

Cooking vs. Baking: A Brief Overview

  • What is cooking?
  • What is Baking?

Kitchen Equipment

  • Common Cooking and Baking Appliances
  • Less Common Cooking and Baking Appliances
  • Cooking and Baking Utensils

Cooking Terms

  • Understanding Recipe Vocabulary
  • Basic Kitchen Terms
  • Ingredient Terms
  • Action Terms

Baking Terms

  • Understanding Baking Recipe Vocabulary
  • Basic Baking Terms
  • Food Terms
  • Action Terms

Fresh Ingredients

  • Seasonal Produce
  • Spring Fruit
  • Summer Fruit
  • Fall Fruit
  • Winter Fruit
  • Spring Vegetables
  • Summer Vegetables
  • Fall Vegetables
  • Winter Vegetables
  • Fresh Herbs and Spices

Pantry Essentials

  • Baking Essentials
  • Cooking Essentials
  • Canned Goods
  • Fresh Items
  • Dried Herbs and Spices
  • Miscellaneous Items
  • Building a Pantry
  • Rotating Pantry Items

Using Cooking Recipes

  • Reading a Cooking Recipe
  • Measuring for a Recipe

Using Baking Recipes

  • Reading a Baking Recipe
  • Baking-Specific Directions

Expanding Recipes

  • Measuring Tools
  • Measurement Conversions
  • Dry Ingredient Conversions
  • Wet Ingredient Conversions
  • Multiplying Recipes
  • Finding and Storing Recipes

Meal Planning

  • Cooking Small
  • Cooking Big
  • Using Leftovers

Safety in the Kitchen

  • Dangerous Foods
  • Storing Food
  • Tips for Safe Food Handling
  • For More Information
  • Keeping Kids Safe