Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household ManagementOntario. Department of Education
General
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management
Ontario. Department of Education
Cooking; Home economics
(4) Hold the broiler in a very strong heat to
seal the tubes of the food which hold the
juices, and turn frequently.
(5) When the surface is seared, hold in a
gentler heat to cook the food to the centre,
and turn occasionally while doing this.
(6) Time the cooking to the thickness of the
food--one inch of thickness cooks rare in eight
minutes.
(7) Serve at once on a hot dish, and spread
with butter, salt, and pepper.
3. Effects of broiling:
(1) To sear the surface.
(2) To cook to the centre while browning the
surface.
(3) To change the flavour and develop a very
delicious one in the browned surface.
(4) To make the browned surface hard to digest.
PAN-BROILING
1. Definition:
Pan-broiling is an imitation of broiling and is a method of cooking on a
hissing-hot, metal surface.
2. Rules for pan-broiling:
(1) Have a hot fire.
(2) Heat the pan or metal surface until it
hisses when touched with water.
(3) Lay the food in compactly, and turn
constantly until the entire surface is seared.
(4) Place the pan in a gentle heat and cook the
food to the centre, turning occasionally.
(5) Time the cooking to the thickness of the
food--one inch cooks rare in ten minutes.
(6) Serve at once, as in broiling.
3. Effects of pan-broiling:
The same as in broiling.
SAUTEING
1. Definition:
Sauteing is a method of cooking in which the heat reaches the food
through a smoking-hot, greased surface.
2. Rules for sauteing:
(1) Heat the pan enough to melt the fat.
(2) Put in just enough fat to keep the food
from sticking, and let it run over the surface
of the pan, and get smoking hot.
(3) Put in the food and let it brown on one
side, then turn it and brown the other side.
(4) Serve on a hot dish.
3. Effects of sauteing:
(1) To sear the surface of the food.
(2) To brown the surface and develop a
delicious flavour, while cooking to the centre.
(3) To make the surface slightly fat-soaked
with fat which has been very highly heated.
(4) To make the surface indigestible.
BAKING
1. Definition:
Baking is a method of cooking in which the heat is brought to the food
through the confined heat of an oven.
2. Kinds of ovens:
(1) Slow.
(2) Moderate--white paper browns in ten minutes.
(3) Hot--white paper browns in five minutes.
(4) Very hot--white paper browns in one minute.
3. Rules for baking:
(1) Heat the oven according to the recipe.
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