Which term describes cooking poultry with moisture-based heat?

• A. Moist heat
• B. Dry heat
• C. Folding
• D. Whipping

Answer: (A)

Moisture-based heat describes cooking where liquid or steam transfers heat to the food, helping keep poultry juicy and tender during cooking. The best term for this method is moist heat, which includes techniques like poaching, simmering, steaming, and braising. These methods surround the poultry with moisture, preventing rapid drying and promoting gentler, more even heat rather than intense dry heat.

Dry heat, by contrast, uses hot air or fat to transfer heat and is great for browning and crisp textures, not for the moisture-driven cooking described here. Folding and whipping are mixing techniques, not heat-based cooking methods, so they don’t describe how poultry is cooked.