Shocking (cooking)

Shocking broccoli in cold water

Shocking is a cooking process wherein the food substance, usually a vegetable or fruit, is plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water to halt the cooking process.[1] This process usually keeps the colour, taste and texture of a fruit or vegetable.[2]

## See also

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* Food portal

* Blanching
* Parboiling

## References

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1. ^ "Ruhlman, Michael. 2013. BLANCHING, SHOCKING, REFRESHING". Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
2. ^ "shock".

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Cooking techniques

List of cooking techniques

Dry|

| Conduction|

* Dry roasting
* Hot salt frying
* Searing

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Convection|

* Baking
* Roasting (modern)
* Smoking
* Barbecue

Radiation|

* Charbroiler
* Grilling (charbroiling)
* Roasting (traditional)
* Rotisserie
* Toasting

Wet|

| High heat|

* Blanching
* Boiling
* Decoction
* Parboiling
* Shocking
* Reduction

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Low heat|

* Coddling
* Creaming
* Infusion
* Poaching
* Simmering
* Low-temperature cooking
* Smothering
* Steeping
* Stewing

Indirect heat|

* Bain-marie (Double boiling)
* Sous vide
* Double steaming
* Steaming

Fat-based|

| High heat|

* Basting
* Blackening
* Browning
* Frying
* Deep frying
* Pan frying
* Shallow frying
* Stir frying
* Sautéing

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Low heat|

* Gentle frying
* Sweating

Mixed medium|

* Carryover cooking
* Barbecuing
* Braising
* Caramelization
* Deglazing
* Discada
* Flambé
* Fricassee
* Indirect grilling/Plank cooking
* Stir frying (chao)

Device-based|

* Air frying
* Microwaving
* Pressure cooking
* Pressure frying
* Slow cooker
* Thermal cooking

Non-heat|

* Aging
* Brining
* Burying in ground
* Curing
* Drying
* Fermenting
* Juicing
* Pickling
* Purée
* Salting
* Souring

See also|

* List of cooking appliances
* List of cooking vessels
* Outdoor cooking
* Food preparation
* Food preservation
* Food safety

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