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Beat: stir briskly with a spoon,
whisk, hand egg beater, or electric mixer; process with a food
processor
To beat eggs:
Lightly (whole egg): Use a fork or whisk and beat until
white and yolk are combined but the mixture is not entirely
uniform in color or texture
Well (whole egg): Use a fork or whisk and beat until
mixture is uniform in color and texture
Soft peaks (egg white only): Use an electric mixer or
hand mixer and beat until peaks curl over when the beaters or
whisk is removed (Best results are obtained when the bowl is
chilled. Some cooks swear by using a chilled copper bowl and
whisk for even better results.)
Stiff peaks (egg white only): Same instructions as for
soft peaks, only continue to beat until the peaks stand up
straight when the beaters or whisk is removed
Thick and lemon-colored (egg yolk only): When beaten
sufficiently (usually for about five minutes), an egg yolk will
become noticeably thicker and lighter in color, and will stream
smoothly from the beaters when they are removed
Blend: Mix two or more ingredients
until they make a uniform mixture
Cream: Beat a fat until it is light
and fluffy, often in combination with sugar or other ingredients
Cut in: Using a pastry blender or
fork to combine a solid fat with dry ingredients, until the fat
is in very small pieces, about the size of small peas
Fold: Using a spoon or spatula to
combine ingredients gently by lifting ingredients from the
bottom of the bowl and "folding" them over the top
Knead: Working dough by continuously
folding it over and pressing it down until it is smooth and
elastic, either by hand, by using a food processor designed for
this purpose (like the
Cuisinart® PowerPrep Plus™), or by using an
electric mixture equipped with a "dough hook"
Stir: Mixing ingredients at a
moderate pace using circular motions within the pan to combine
them
Toss: Mixing ingredients by gently
lifting them from the bottom of the bowl and allowing them to
tumble, usually using two utensils, such as forks
Whip: Beat rapidly with a wire
whisk, hand beater, or electric mixer to increase volume by
adding air to the ingredients |
