Reddit Specific Terms
AMA– ask me anything, where people or professionals will tell everyone what they are best at and let other people ask them anything about the general topic.
SubReddit– Different communities within Reddit that have specific subject matter.
Up Vote/Down Vote: Allows the user to show his interest or dislike for a certain post, raising or lowering that posts overall score.
Food Specific Terms
Whustof– A very popular knife that is recommended by a lot of people, especially the professional chefs.
Filleting– Which is cutting a big piece into strips or a smaller piece of meat or fish.
Deboning– The act of taking out the bones from a whole fish or bird that you are about to cook.
Sautéing– The act of cooking smaller pieces of food using little to no oil or fat.
Pan frying– The act of quickly cooking larger foods by switching it from side to side. Here is a short video on how to pan fry a steak.[youtube]http://youtu.be/TtPb_hvdGX4[/youtube]
Knead– Blending things by hand, usually referring to dough.
A la carte– A meal served with no sides or anything extra.
Braise– Cooking slowly in a pan which uses water to conduct some heat, usually used for meat items.
Bone-in/bone-out– Refers to steaks and pork and whether or not they have the bone in them or not. Some people argue that this changes the flavor.
Sweat– Using a low heat setting to cook something, usually vegetables.
Score– Using a knife to make small, shallow cuts.
Roux– Butter and flour combined and cooked together.
Colander– A bowl shaped utensil that is used to take liquid out of something.
Emulsify– Dropping one liquid into another liquid slowly to mix them together.
Gauge– Refers to the thickness of the tools being used.
Baste– The act of adding liquid over a food item to keep the food moist while adding flavor. This is done before and during the cooking process. The more you do the more moist it will stay.