Effects of Cooking (Junior Cert Home Economics): Flashcards

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Effects of Cooking
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Effect of moist heat on grains

Grains swell, burst, and absorb liquid

Example of moist heat cooking method

Boiling

How moist heat helps thicken soups

Grains swell, burst & absorb liquid

Effect of dry heat on starch

Starch swells and absorbs fats

Examples of dry heat cooking

Roasting or popping

Example of dry heat effect on starch

Popcorn

What happens to gluten during cooking

It coagulates (sets)

Purpose of gluten coagulation

Helps form the structure of cakes and breads

Foods where gluten forms structure

Cakes and breads

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