Baste - To brush or pour liquid over food while cooking, Brush - To use a pastry brush and lightly coat surface of food with another food such as egg white or fat, Bread - To coat food with bread, cereal, or cracker crumbs. Foods are often dipped in liquid before breading., Chop - To cut into very small pieces, Combine - To mix two or more ingredients together, Dilute - To add water to another liquid, Dredge - To coat food with a dry ingredient such as flour, cornmeal, sugar, or bread crumbs, Dot - To place small amounts of one ingredient on top of another food, Grate - To reduce food into small particles by rubbing against a grater, Grease - To lightly rub surface with a fat such as shortening, butter, or cooking oil, Marinate - To soak food in a sauce to tenderize and improve flavor, Preheat - to bring oven to recommended temperature before cooking food, Puree - To press food through a food mill or fine strainer to make it smooth and semi-liquid, Sift - To pass dry ingredients through a sifter to incorporate air and make a finer texture, Strain - To separate a food from a liquid by passing through a sleeve, strainer, or slotted spoon, Score - To make very thin, straight cuts in the surface of a food, such as ham, Beat - To smooth a mixture or introduce air by using a brisk over and under motion with a spoon, whisk, or rotary beater or electric mixer, Blend - To thoroughly mix two or more ingredients, Cream - To blend one or more ingredients until soft and smooth with spoon or electric mixer, Cut in - To distribute fat in dry ingredients by using a pastry blender, pastry fork, two knives, or food processor, Knead - To press, fold, and turn dough until it is smooth and elastic, Mix - To combine ingredients by stirring or beating, Whip - To beat rapidly to introduce air and create volume, Fold - To combine ingredients by gently cutting down through mixture with a rubber spatula, and turning spatula at bottom to bring underneath mixture to the top, Stir - To mix ingredients gently in a circular motion, Season - To improve flavor by adding seasonings such as salt, pepper, spices, and herbs, Roll - To flatten to desired thickness by using a rolling pin, Shred - To tear food into long thin pieces,

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