Handwashing Heroes
Using this room will always earn you a trip to the handwashing station afterward.
What is the bathroom?
This kitchen tool is the only real way to know if meat is safely cooked.
What is a meat/probe/internal thermometer?
This uncooked food should stay away from cooked food and fresh toppings.
What is raw meat?
This word means food or a kitchen area is clean and safe enough to use.
What is sanitary?
This should be tied back or in a net so it does not fall into the food.
What is hair?
These hand covers help keep food safe, but they are not magic and should be changed when switching foods and every 30 minutes
What are gloves?
This meat must reach 165ºF before it is safe to eat.
What is chicken?
These invisible things can move from raw chicken juice to hands, knives, boards, or lettuce.
What is bacteria or germs?
This word means germs or unsafe material have gotten onto food, hands, tools, or surfaces.
What is contaminated?
This floor problem can turn a cooking challenge into a slipping challenge.
What is a spill?
This everyday object is touched constantly, carried everywhere, and should stay away during food preparation
What is a phone?
This two word phrase is the unsafe temperature range which bacteria can grow faster
What is "danger zone"?
This kitchen item should be switched or washed before going from raw chicken to tomatoes.
What is a cutting board or knife?
This phrase describes food like lettuce, fruit, chips, salsa, and tortillas that can be served without more cooking.
What are ready to eat foods?
Apples, lettuce, tomatoes, and other fresh items should get this before being served.
What is washed?
A teammate washes their hands, puts on gloves and takes out the trash, and now wants to prepare tortillas. This is what they should do next.
What is wash their hands and put on new gloves?
A team says, "This chicken is white, so it's done." This should be the next step to confirm their theory.
What is use a thermometer?
A team puts cooked chicken back on the same plate that held the raw chicken. This item should have been replaced with a clean one.
What is a plate?
A counter has no crumbs and looks clean, but food safety still wants this germ-lowering step before food prep.
What is sanitizing?
A teammate coughs into their hand, says “I’m good,” and keeps plating food. This is what they should do first.
What is wash their hands?
A cook washes their hands, puts on gloves, answers a text, then starts placing tacos on a plate. This is the step they skipped.
What is washing their hands after texting?
A team finishes cooking early, leaves the food sitting out, and serves it much later when it is no longer hot or cold. This temperature zone can let bacteria grow.
What is danger zone?
A team cuts raw chicken, wipes the board with a paper towel, then chops tomatoes on it. This is the problem.
What is cross-contamination?
A team uses the same spoon to taste salsa, then dips it back in for another taste. This risky food habit is called this
What is double dipping?
A team’s tacos look great, but their station has dirty knives, raw chicken juice, trash, and spills. They should lose points for this.
What is food safety or sanitation?