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Leaving Cert Home Economics: Cooking methods

How often Cooking methods comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 6 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

OL Asked on 5 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Cooking methods, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Cooking methods.

(a)Method of heat transfer that circulates hot water in a saucepan?
  1. Conduction
  2. Convection
  3. Radiation
(b)Method of heat transfer used when food is grilled?
  1. Convection
  2. Conduction
  3. Radiation
(c)Method of heat transfer through the base of a frying pan?
  1. Conduction
  2. Radiation
  3. Convection
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(a) Convection

(b) Radiation

(c) Conduction

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Cooking methods.

Higher Level

Asked on 6 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025A8, C4
2024Not asked
2023A7, C4
2022A8
2021A9
2019A6
2018A7
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 5 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024A9, A14
2023A9
2022A5
2021Not asked
2019A8
2018Not asked
2017A6
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Cooking methods questions

Cooking methods, 2 marks

Which cooking method uses dry heat in the oven?

  1. Boiling
  2. Steaming
  3. Baking
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Baking

Hot air circulates around the food in the oven. It is used for bread, cakes, pastry and casseroles.

Cooking methods, 2 marks

Which cooking method saves most of the vitamins in vegetables?

  1. Deep frying
  2. Steaming
  3. Boiling for a long time
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Steaming

The vegetables never sit in water, so the water soluble vitamins are not washed away into the cooking liquid.

Cooking methods, 2 marks

Which cooking method is best for someone on a low fat diet?

  1. Grilling
  2. Deep frying
  3. Shallow frying
Show the answer

Grilling

Grilling lets the fat drip away from the food, while frying adds extra fat and extra calories.

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