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The process of lowering the temperature of a liquid or solid to its freezing point. At this point the item becomes solid.

A term commonly used to describe the excess food that is remaining after being prepared for a meal, snack, or a similar food event.

Escherichia coli, or E. coli which is a shorter version of the name, refers to an illness from foodborne pathogens that may be transmitted from: 1) Person to person if hands, utensils and counters were not washed thoroughly; 2) Ingesting contaminated liquid substances such as may occur by swimming in contaminated water, drinking raw milk or unpasteurized ciders and juices; 3) Eating food that is undercooked such as raw ground meat (hamburger or sausage)as well as meat infected during processing that is not cooked sufficiently to kill the bacteria; or: 4) Eating produce that is contaminated with bacteria, such as occurs with plants coming in contact with feces or sewage from contaminated water.

1. A kitchen instrument manufactured with a series of thin metal wires, each formed into a loop so both ends of the wires attach to a handle.

A term customarily applied to the meat of a pig that is under a year old. The pig carcass is generally split into two sides of pork; each consisting of four primal cuts known as the shoulder, loin, leg/ham, and side/belly.

A wild game bird or domesticated bird (poultry) that evolved from the pheasant family of wildfowl. Wild turkey contains somewhat tougher and darker meat than the domesticated variety of turkey, which is raised to produce a greater quantity of white meat.

A young sheep, generally between 5 to 12 months of age. Lamb meat is lean with a distinctive flavor....

A cold-blooded, backboned, aquatic animal that lives in every region of the world. Fish are harvested for their highly nutritious meat and for the oil that is extracted and used as a food product or as an ingredient for a wide variety of commercially prepared products.

The process of "dry" cooking food totally covered in hot cooking fat or oil. This process produces evenly cooked food with a golden, crisp surface on the outside.