Questions about the Cooking Methods poster

What’s on the Cooking Methods poster?

Dry heat — fast, browns against Moist heat — slow, tenderises, side by side. Dry heat — fast, browns: Roast, grill, sear, fry, sauté; Dry heat — fast, browns: Above 140°C, so the Maillard reaction runs; Dry heat — fast, browns: Builds crust and deep flavour; Dry heat — fast, browns: For tender cuts: steak, chicken breast, fish; Moist heat — slow, tenderises: Braise, stew, poach, steam, boil; Moist heat — slow, tenderises: At or below 100°C; Moist heat — slow, tenderises: Dissolves collagen into gelatine; Moist heat — slow, tenderises: For tough cuts: shin, shoulder, brisket; Braising does both: sear first for flavour, then liquid and time for texture. That is…. Browning is not sealing — it adds flavour, and does not keep moisture in.

Who is the Cooking Methods poster for?

Cooking Methods belongs to the Kitchen section rather than to a school year, because food is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning technique can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the Cooking Methods poster?

Match the method to the cut. Tough and cheap wants time; tender and expensive wants speed. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Cooking Methods belongs on the wall where that food work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Cooking Methods?

Braising, Searing and Batch Cooking sit alongside Cooking Methods in the Kitchen section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.BraisingSearingBatch Cooking

Is the Cooking Methods poster free to download and print?

Yes. Cooking Methods downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Kitchen section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the Cooking Methods poster print at?

Cooking Methods is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Cooking Methods loses nothing.Printing guide