Food can be cooked using a variety of methods. Let’s took at some of the ways to cook. You can boil food ( like rice ) covering it whit liquid and setting it on the heat to make the liquid roll whit bubbles. Sometimes, you steam food, by putting it in a basket above boiling water. Another method is to poach, where the food stays on the surface of gently boiling water. Poaching is for delicate foods, like eggs or fish, which might fall apart if there are left in the boiling water.