What are the aims and principles of cooking?

Cooking refers to the process of heating food to prepare it for consumption. You can use a wide variety of tools and combinations of ingredients to alter the taste or digestibility of your food. It involves the orderly selection, measurement, and mix of components to get the desired result. The final result can be affected by the ingredients' variability, the environment, the tools used, and the skills of the person cooking.

Cooking - what is it?

Cooking is an art form. It is closely linked to the cultural and dietary habits of people. It is about ensuring that food undergoes both a physical and chemical change at the final stage. The result is delicious and acceptable. Culinary art is the art of cooking. Culinary art is anything that has to do with or is connected to cooking or the kitchen. Professional cooking uses the term "food production" as a new term. It refers to preparation and cooking. Heat is a chemically altering food to change its texture, consistency, appearance, and nutritional properties. 

Aims and objectives of cooking

• Cooking helps in mastication. It makes it easy to chew the food.
• Cooking makes it easier to digest the meat and vegetables' coarse fibers.
• Cooking adds variety to the menu by allowing one food item to be prepared in many different ways and with different textures.
• Cooking preserves food longer. High temperatures kill bacteria and limit spoilage.
• Cooking increases the nutritional value of food.
• Cooking can make food look more appealing and makes it look better.
• Cooking can enhance the taste and flavor of your food.

Understanding the food components and how they are broken down by heat is important to help you cook food. The use of the right method can enhance your ability to cook food. The protein content is added to the final ingredient, which enhances the flavor and texture of the food (e.g., fish). 

Principles of Cooking

When the cake is in direct contact with the cooking utensils, it will cook the mixture using connected heat. Heat can also be transferred using three methods: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation. Conduction heat is also used to transfer heat, while radiation heat is used to brown the cake.

• Conduction: This is the transfer of heat through a material or one to another when they contact each other or are placed on a hotplate. Certain materials heat more efficiently than others. Copper heats the iron, while ceramic cookware retains heat well. Heat conduction can be described as shallow-frying, sauteing, and stir-frying.
• Convection: Convection is the transfer of heat from liquids to gases. Convection currents distribute heat when heating liquids and gases. When water is heated in saucepans, for example, the water at its bottom heats first. Because it is lighter, the water at the top rises, and the colder water takes its place in the pan's bottom.
• Radiation: It's the passing of heat in straight radiation from a heated object. Anything in the path of the rays will become hot—for example, Gas and electric grills.
• Induction: Induction is the process of cooking with electromagnetic waves, e.g., an Induction stove. 

Conclusion

Cooking food in different ways allows you to get different colors, textures, and tastes. It is important to follow specific cooking methods to prepare food that individuals can eat and digest.