FoldingCombining without losing the air you just whipped in.KitchenUsed whenever something aerated meets something heavier.1Lighten the heavy mixture firstStir in a quarter of the light one. It makes the rest fold in moreeasily.2Add the rest in two goesNot all at once.3Use a large spatulaCut down the centre, along the bottom, up the side and over.4Rotate the bowlA quarter turn between each fold.5Stop earlyA few streaks are better than a deflated mixture.WHERE IT MATTERSSoufflésMoussesGenoise spongeMeringue into anythingEvery fold loses some air. The goal is the fewest folds that combine, notthe most thorough mixing.Foldinglearnposters.com
Folding — printable food wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Folding, step by step

Used whenever something aerated meets something heavier.

  1. Lighten the heavy mixture firstStir in a quarter of the light one. It makes the rest fold in more easily.
  2. Add the rest in two goesNot all at once.
  3. Use a large spatulaCut down the centre, along the bottom, up the side and over.
  4. Rotate the bowlA quarter turn between each fold.
  5. Stop earlyA few streaks are better than a deflated mixture.

Where it matters

  • Soufflés
  • Mousses
  • Genoise sponge
  • Meringue into anything

Every fold loses some air. The goal is the fewest folds that combine, not the most thorough mixing.

Questions about the Folding poster

What’s on the Folding poster?
5 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. Used whenever something aerated meets something heavier. Lighten the heavy mixture first — Stir in a quarter of the light one. It makes the re…; Add the rest in two goes — Not all at once.; Use a large spatula — Cut down the centre, along the bottom, up the side and over.; Rotate the bowl — A quarter turn between each fold.; Stop early — A few streaks are better than a deflated mixture.. Every fold loses some air. The goal is the fewest folds that combine, not the most thorough mixing.
Who is the Folding poster for?
Folding 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 Folding poster?
Cut down through the middle, sweep across the bottom, lift over. Turn the bowl and repeat. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Folding belongs on the wall where that food work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Folding?
Batch Cooking, Blanching and Braising sit alongside Folding in the Kitchen section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Batch CookingBlanchingBraising
Is the Folding poster free to download and print?
Yes. Folding 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 Folding poster print at?
Folding 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 Folding loses nothing.Printing guide

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