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Cooking of Food & Heat Transfer (AQA GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8585

16 mins4 questions
16 marks

The information below shows a recipe for a batch of vegetarian burgers.

Vegetarian burgers

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Other information:

Not suitable for vegans.

Ingredients:

Sunflower oil for shallow frying
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
400g can chickpeas
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp fresh coriander
1 tsp fresh parsley 1 egg, beaten

Method:

1. Shallow fry the onion and garlic.
2. Mix all ingredients together in a food processor.
3. Shape into 6 balls
4. Flatten into burgers
5. Brush with a little oil.
6. Grill burgers for 4 minutes on each side

Using the information above, answer the following questions.

Explain how heat is transferred in:

Step 1: Shallow fry the onion and garlic.

Step 6: Grill the burgers for 4 minutes on each side.

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21 mark

Conduction is the transfer of heat through

  • a gas.

  • a liquid.

  • a solid.

  • infra-red rays.

Choose your answer

31 mark

Which of the following are dry methods of cooking?

  • Baking and grilling

  • Blanching and simmering

  • Boiling and steaming

  • Braising and poaching

Choose your answer

4a4 marks

Identify four different reasons why food is cooked.

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4b4 marks

Explain how food is cooked by radiation as a method of heat-transfer.

You may include labelled diagrams.

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