This section is from the book "The Profession Of Home Making", by American School Of Home Economics. Also available from Amazon: The Profession Of Home Making.
Broiling - Cooking before or over glowing coals or under gas.
Radiant heat. High temperature at first to sear outside, thus developing flavor and retaining juices; then lower temperature for the heat to penetrate and to avoid burning. Pan Broiling - Cooking on very hot griddle with only sufficient fat to prevent sticking. Roasting - Same as broiling, superseded by baking in oven. Baking - Cooking in oven by heated air and radiation.
Slow oven, 270° - 350° F.
Moderate oven, 350°-400° F.
Quick oven, 400° -480° F.
(Temperatures taken by a thermometer through the top of a gas stove oven.) Boiling - Cooking in boiling water, 212° F. Stewing - Cooking in water at temperature 160° to 180° F. Steaming - Cooking in contact with steam, 212° F. Dry Steaming, as in a double boiler, 192° F. Frying - Cooking by immersion in deep fat, approximately 350° F.
for uncooked foods, 380° F. for cooked foods. The fat used: all lard, 2/3 lard and 1/3 beef suet, "cod fat" from the flank of beef, oil, "cottolene" and mixtures. Temperatures vary to produce similar effects with different fats. Sauteing - Cooking in small quantity of fat - often called frying. Braising - Combination of stewing and baking. Meat is often first seared to develop flavor and prevent escape of juices. Fricasseeing - Combination of sauteing and stewing.
 
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