cooking
Let an agent explain cooking methods and techniques, support recipes and technique questions, relay food safety guidance from authorities, and describe culinary traditions and the science of cooking.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What cooking is.
Methods
Methods.
Methods
Methods.
- What are the main cooking methods, and how do dry heat, moist heat and frying transform food? definition
- Which entry fits a specific method? action
Science
Science of cooking.
Science
Science.
- How do heat, chemistry and physics explain browning, tenderising and texture in cooking? definition
- Which entry fits food science? action
Cook Cooking in practice.
Recipes
Recipes and techniques.
Recipes
Recipes.
- How can this dish be cooked, and which technique or adjustment helps? action
- Which entry fits a specific dish? action
Safety
Food safety.
Safety
Safety.
- What do food safety authorities advise on temperatures, hygiene and storage? provenance
- Is a kitchen fire or injury present now, needing emergency response? boundary
Traditions Traditions and profession.
Traditions
Culinary traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- How do cooking traditions differ across cultures, such as outdoor roasting in lechon? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific cuisine? action
Profession
Professional cooking.
Profession
Profession.
- How is professional cooking organised and trained, and what is plating? provenance
- Which entry fits chefs? action
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did cooking develop from the control of fire to modern cuisine? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can cooking be taught to beginners and in schools? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- pot roasting, lechon, scalding, plating, dipping, outdoor cooking, pounding, self-catering, skewer cookery, KP duty, low-temperature cooking, clay pot cooking
What it is Filled
The practice and art of preparing food for eating by applying heat and other techniques, including methods such as roasting, pot roasting, boiling, scalding, frying, grilling, baking, steaming and outdoor cooking, and techniques such as dipping and plating, practised in homes, restaurants and industry across culinary traditions such as the Filipino lechon; cooking transforms flavour, texture, safety and nutrition and is governed by food safety and hygiene guidance.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain cooking methods and techniques, support recipes and technique questions, relay food safety guidance from authorities, and describe culinary traditions and the science of cooking.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Heat transformation
- Many methods
- Cultural traditions
- Safety and nutrition
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Leave hot oil, open flames or running appliances unattended.
- Undercook food such as poultry, eggs or pulses that is unsafe raw.
- Add allergens or forbidden ingredients without telling the eater.
- Present dishes of a culture with false origins or in a mocking way.
Only with a human decision
- Cooking for people with severe allergies or medical diets.
- Using open fire or deep frying where people are nearby.
May
- Prepare food following hygiene, allergen and cooking temperature rules where it is authorized to cook.
- Explain cooking methods and recipes from reliable sources.
- Respect the dietary, religious and cultural requirements of the people it cooks for.
Moral aspects Filled
- Kitchen fires and food poisoning are common, serious harms.
- Food carries culture and faith; disregarding rules people keep is a wrong.
Who is affected
- People who eat
- Cooks and kitchen staff
- Households
Owners Filled
Steward
The person who cooks; food businesses answer to food safety authorities.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q16920758 - registry parent class
- Q1799072 - registry parent class
related
- food and drink preparation - category
- method - category
- hamburger - a cooked dish
- pasta - a food prepared by cooking
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.cooking
- Wikidata: Q38695 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38695)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Preparing food by applying heat and techniques
- Roasting, boiling, frying, baking and more
- Raw food preparation without heat is related; food processing is industrial
- Not physical as an activity; kitchens, fires and utensils.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain methods and techniques
- support recipes
- relay food safety guidance
- describe traditions and science
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Foodborne illness from undercooking or contamination
- Burns and kitchen fires
- Nutrient loss from overcooking
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Food safety and hygiene guidance
- Restaurant and commercial kitchen regulation
- Culinary training standards
Context of use required Filled
- Preparing food by heat and technique.
- dry heat methods such as roasting, grilling and baking
- moist heat methods such as boiling, steaming and scalding
- frying methods
- outdoor and open-fire cooking
- finishing techniques such as plating and dipping
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q38695: cooking - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Cooking - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each method be a separate entry?
- How should food safety guidance be linked?
- How should culinary traditions be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q38695/spec.json