Cooking Methods and Energy Efficiency
Explore various cooking methods such as steaming, roasting, and baking, along with the use of eco-friendly options like microwave ovens and solar cookers. Discover why overcooking food leads to nutrient loss and learn about the limitations of solar energy at night. Enhance your culinary knowledge with definitions and answers to common questions.
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CH-5 OUR FOOD
NOTE-BOOK WORK
Fill in the blanks- a) Steaming is a method of cooking food over boiling water. b) A wok is a large bowl-shaped utensil used for frying. c) A solar cooker uses direct sunlight to heat or cook. d) Baking is a method in which food items are cooked in an oven at a very high temperature.
Write T for true or F for false- a) A microwave oven is a clay oven. ( F ) b) There are three types of frying pans. ( T ) c) Food gives us nutrients and energy. ( T ) d) We can eat raw potato. ( F ) e) Boiling is a method of cooking food in boiling water. (T)
Define the following: a) Roasting- It is a method in which food items are cooked over open flame or using dry heat in an oven. b) Chullah- It is made of bricks or mud and wood, charcoal are used as its fuel.
Answer the following questions- Q1- Can we use solar energy at night? Ans- We cannot use solar energy at night because sun is the source of energy for solar power.It is not available in night.
Q2- Why should we never overcook food? Ans- We should never overcook food because it results in the loss of nutrients.
Q3-Why should we use microwave ovens to cook food? Ans- Microwave ovens use electricity to cook food. Hence they are eco-friendly. Also they cook food quickly at high temperatures.
