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A type of oven that uses convection currents to cook food. Fans are used to distribute hot air around the oven, which helps to cook the food more evenly and quickly than in a conventional oven that most often contains two heating elements, one at the bottom that bakes foods and one at the top that broils.

A popular Russian food dish that is typically made from thinly sliced beef taken from a tender cut of meat, which is quickly sautéed in butter with sliced mushrooms and onions.

A tool used for pressing garlic cloves through small holes to extract the pulp, oils, and juice from the garlic.

The stiffening of the muscles in an animal shortly after it has been slaughtered. Complete Rigor Mortis in beef occurs in approximately six to twelve hours while in pork it typically is quicker, from one to six hours.

Designed to measure the temperature of liquids, the Wine Thermometer is useful for keeping beverages at the ideal or the desired temperature.

A kitchen utensil that is used to open or remove the top from a metal can. There are a wide variety of different designs available ranging from manually operated small tools to automated openers that quickly and easily remove the top of the can.

A traditional Asian cooking vessel shaped like a large low bowl with two handles. Modern woks are usually made from steel or aluminum.

A good all-purpose apple that is greenish yellow in color. Its light yellow, juicy flesh is extra crispy and slightly tart.

A type of pan that is made specifically for braising foods. Available in several different sizes, this pan is round, contains a lid, and has two small round handles opposite each other.

A traditional small block of frozen water that is used to keep beverages and foods cool while they are being stored, prepared, served, and consumed.

A nut, not as common as other types, that is grown mainly in the eastern U.S. The large oval shell of this nut contains an oval shaped nut that is high in oil content, which makes it susceptible to becoming rancid more quickly.

A small kitchen utensil which looks like a spoon or melon baller with teeth, thus the reason for the shark-related name.

A product used to thicken milk when making custard, ice cream and cheese. Rennet tablets contain the natural coagulating enzyme, rennet.

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

Pronounced white zin-fan-dell. Contrary to what the name suggests, white zinfandel is a rosé (or blush), wine rather than a white wine.

A type of flour milled from dried kernels of yellow corn. It is similar to cornmeal except that it is ground to a finer consistency than cornmeal.

A utensil that is typically a self-contained unit to hold food while a spring-loaded mechanism with blades chops the food beneath.

Grilled chicken marinated in a spicy sauce that is traditionally served in Jamaica. The poultry is seasoned with a jerk sauce or marinade that combines allspice, cinnamon, chiles, garlic, thyme, onion, nutmeg, lime juice, olive oil, soy sauce, and brown sugar.

A device that is used to grind whole coffee beans into a suitable size for brewing. Manually operated coffee grinders require that a hand crank be turned in order to move blades that grind the coffee beans.

A griddle used for cooking tortillas. If it is used over an open fire, it is generally made of unglazed earthenware, and if electric or gas, they are made of light metal.