Common Cooking Terms

When offering a cooking class don’t assume your participants understand all the terms in the recipe instructions. Be sure to go over the recipe in its entirety before anybody starts cooking. We recommend explaining the definition of each cooking term, and if possible demonstrate first before asking your participants to try.
Somecommon cooking terms for your reference.
Techniques
Basic Equipment

Simple Substitutions

Almost all recipes can be adapted to some extent.
Some bread, muffin and baked goods recipes can be adapted to become gluten-free, or vegan.
Some of your participants may want lower fat or lower salt recipes.Some will have health or cultural issues that require changes to recipes
These following substitutions will better equip you to adapt a recipe to meet specific needs.
We suggest providing both the original and modified recipes in your cooking class so participants can see the substitutions taken to meet their needs
Here are some usefulsubstitutions:
Baking
Dairy
Eggs
Fats, Oils, and Vinegars
Fruit and Vegetables
Herbs and Spices
Miscellaneous
How much does that weigh? VegWorld has put together a reference chart of common ingredients