Cooking methods are a culinary technique that raw foods through
the application of heat are modified for your consumption. There are many foods that require a chemical modification to make them digestives and there are also foods that can be eaten raw, but by cooking can make them more flavorful and tasty, modifies their appearance and texture, and their health guarantee is increased because cooking destroys almost all microorganisms. Cooking Methods are divided into two basic groups: Dry Heat, and Moist-Heat. Dry Heat Cookery Methods is nothing worth that the food being cooked without the use of water. The food is left dry and heat is applied to cook the food. Such methods of cooking are: baking, steaming, grilling, and roasting. When heat is applied to the food, the food cooks in its own juice or the water added to the food during its preparation evaporates during the heating process and this cooks the food. Moist Heat Cookery Methods are those in which liquid is added as a medium to cook the food. The most used liquids are water and oil, but coconut cream could be used as well. These liquids could be added to the food before heat is applied to it or sometimes heat is applied to the liquid before the food is added into the cooking utensils to be cooked. The moist heat cookery methods include: boiling, stewing, shallow frying, deep frying, barbequing and basting.