Knife Trivia
What you need set at your station before you can take a knife.
What are a cutting board and a wet cloth or paper towel
This tool is used for mixing in the culinary lab.
What is a stand mixer or spatula.
A term commonly used for cutting onions or other vegetables.
What is a dice or dicing.
What material should never go in the microwave?
What is metal.
Preparing the same set quantity and taste of food is called following a …
What is a recipe.
Where your knife should never be in the culinary lab.
Where is the dish station
When baking, you often mix these two things together first before adding other wet ingredients.
What are sugars andfats (sugar and butter also acceptable).
A term for cutting things very small like garlic.
What is a mince or mincing.
How to avoid slips and falls in the kitchen?
What is to clean any spills at the moment they occur.
A tool for shredding cheese or garlic.
What is a grater.
This is the most commonly used knife in the culinary lab.
What is a Chef's knife.
These are common dry ingredients when baking (name and two).
What are salt, flour, baking soda, baking powder.
The term for gathering all ingredients in one place.
What is mise en place.
Name three common food allergies and intolerances.
What are gluten/wheat, eggs, dairy, shellfish, fish, peanuts, tree nuts, or soy.
A list of what you will need to find for a recipe.
What is ingredients.
What position(s) should your other hand be in when your dominant hand is holding a knife?
What is fingers curled back or on top of the blade.
These are leaveners used in quick doughs like cookies.
What are baking soda and baking powder.
Many culinary terms are from this language.
What is French.
What are the three compartments sink filled with (in order)?
- Water and soap
- Clean water
- Sanitizing solution
The steps you need to take to complete a recipe.
What is the directions.
A knife cut commonly used for herbs like cilantro.
What is a Chiffonade.
This leavener is used in doughs like pizza dough to help them rise.
What is yeast.
A term that means "to jump" in the pan.
What is a saute.
What is the correct procedure for washing hands (should be at least four steps)?
1- prep paper towels first
2 - get soap
3 - wet hands
4 - scrub hands, fingers, and under nails for 20 sec
5 - rinse hands
6 - dry hands
t or tsp.
What is a teaspoon.