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Culinary arts
The art of preparing and cooking foods.
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drain
Culinary arts; Cooking
To pour off a liquid or fat from food, often with the use of a colander. "Drain" can also mean to blot greasy food (such as bacon) on paper towels.
crush
Culinary arts; Cooking
To reduce a food to its finest form, such as crumbs, paste or powder. Crushing is often accomplished with a mortar and pestle, or with a rolling pin.
grate
Culinary arts; Cooking
To reduce a large piece of food to small particles or thin shreds by rubbing it against a coarse, serrated surface, usually on a kitchen utensil called a grater. A food processor ...
grind
Culinary arts; Cooking
To reduce food to small particles. Coffee beans can be ground in a coffee grinder, while meats such as beef must be run through a meat grinder. A food processor fitted with a ...
devein
Culinary arts; Cooking
To remove the gray-black vein from the back of a shrimp. This can be done with the tip of a sharp knife or a special tool called a deveiner. On small and medium shrimp, this ...
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