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give at least 5 mixing techniques employed in cooking and baking. explain your answer

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Mixing is a general term that includes stirring, beating, blending, binding, creaming, whipping and folding. In mixing, two or more ingredients are evenly dispersed in one another until they become one product.

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Beating- This is the rigorous mixing of ingredients using a wooden spoon, electric whisk, food mixer or food processor. The purpose is to thoroughly combine ingredients and to incorporate air, making cakes light and fluffy.

Blending-Unlike folding, beating means to stir rapidly to blend ingredients into a smooth mixture while also adding a bit of air to the mixture.

Creaming-Creaming refers to the beating of fat and sugar together (the fat being butter in the case of cakes). Using an electric whisk, the method helps incorporate a lot of air in the cake mixture which aids the rising of the cake, and produces a great texture in the final baked good.

Cutting-Cutting in butter is a very common term in baking, most commonly used in the recipe instructions when making pie crust or biscuits. ... Cutting in butter means incorporating cold butter into the dry ingredients (usually flour) so that the butter stays in little clumps throughout the mixture.

Folding-fold | Discover what 'folding' means when it comes to combining light and heavy ingredients or mixtures in baking, and top tips to help you fold properly. A technique used to gently combine a light, airy ingredient (such as beaten egg whites) with a heavier one (such as whipped cream or cake mix).

Kneading- Kneading is the process of developing dough into a smooth, elastic ball. When flour is mixed with liquid, GLUTEN strands are formed. Kneading develops the gluten by making it stronger and more elastic for better volume and gas retention. Well-developed gluten allows the yeasted dough to stretch and expand as it rises.

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Stirring-

Mixing is a general term that includes stirring, beating, blending, binding, creaming, whipping and folding. In mixing, two or more ingredients are evenly dispersed in one another until they become one product.