A pan is a shallow container that holds food during cooking.

A paring knife is a small knife with a panted blade that is used for cutting fruits and vegetables.

Heating liquid food to a specific temperature for a defined time to kill harmful vegetative microbes.

A pastry chef is a kitchen worker who is responsible for the dessert menu and supervises baking of cakes, cookies, and other pastries. peel -To peel something is to remove the outer layer from something.

A specific genetic variant of bacteria capable of causing disease in humans.

Pepper is a spicy powder made of dried and ground peppercorn, used to season food. phyllo pastry -A phyllo pastry is a very thin pastry that is stretched around a filling such as cheese or thick syrup.

To examine and test raw materials or finished food items against quality benchmarks.

A pie is a sweet food that is made by baking ingredients, such as custard, in a pastry crust.

Small-scale testing of a food processing method before full commercial factory launch.

A pinch is an imprecise unit for measuring ingredients that is approximately 1/2 dash or 1/16 teaspoon.

If something is poached, it is cooked in a small amount of hot water.

Pork is the meat of a pig consumed as food.

A pot is a deep container that holds food during cooking.

Poultry is a category of domestic birds, like chickens or turkeys, that are raised for their meat.

A pound is an imperial unit of weight equal to 16 ounces.

To pour something is to let something flow out of a container, usually into another container.

A pressure cooker is an appliance that cooks food using steam pressure.

Pressure cooking is the process of cooking something in an enclosed space so that is cooks under steam pressure.

To stop the chemical reactions causing fruits and vegetables to turn brown when exposed to oxygen.

To prevent fats and oils from reacting with oxygen and causing rancidity or bad flavor.

To stop harmful microorganisms from entering food products during processing.

Fine-tuning the exact balance of ingredients to reduce cost while improving overall quality.

If something is profitable, it earns money.

Protein is a fibrous substance in food that provides calories for the body.

Pudding is a sweet, creamy food that is made with milk and other ingredients.

A puff pastry is a pastry that expands into light, flaky layers when baked.

A puree is a type of thick soup that is made with blended vegetables, without milk or cream.