This document discusses various methods of heat transfer including natural convection, mechanical convection, radiation, conduction, and convection. It then summarizes several effects of heat on food including coagulation, gelatinization, caramelization, and the Maillard reaction. Various cooking methods are outlined involving dry heat such as broiling, grilling, roasting, and baking as well as moist heat methods like poaching, simmering, boiling, and steaming. Combination cooking methods of braising and stewing are also summarized.