Kitchen Safety
Kitchen Tools
Cooking Terms
Ingredients & Spices
Food Fun
100
What should you do before handling food or beginning to cook?
Wash you hands
100
You need to measure 1 cup of flour. Which type of measuring tool should you use?
A dry measuring cup
100
A recipe says to mince garlic. How should you cut it?
Into very tiny pieces
100
Which herb is commonly associated with pizza and Italian dishes?
Oregano
100
What ingredient makes bread rise and become fluffy?
Yeast
200
If you drop a knife, what should you NEVER do?
Try to catch it
200
You need to remove the seeds and pulp from a lemon while keeping the juice. What tool would be the most useful?
Strainer or manual juicer
200
What does it mean to "simmer?"
To cook a liquid just below a boil
200
Which spice comes from the leaves of a tree and is often used in soups or sauces?
Bay Leaves
200
What candy was originally created as medicine?
PEZ
300
What should you use to protect your hand when removing a hot pan from the oven?
An oven mitt
300
What tool would you use to drain water from cooked pasta?
A colander
300
What does it mean to sauté food?
To cook in a small amount of oil or fat
300
Which herb has a fresh, slightly sweet flavor and is common in Italian cooking?
Basil
300
What vegetable is actually a flower bud?
Broccoli
400
Why should you turn pot and pan handles inward while cooking on the stove?
To prevent someone from bumping into them or knocking over hot food
400
What tool is used to make mashed potatoes?
A potato masher
400
What cooking term means to beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy?
Cream
400
You accidentally make a dish too salty. What ingredient can we use in small amounts to balance the flavor?
Sugar
400
What is the only fruit the has seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
500
You see water on the floor. What 2 things should you do?
Clean it up and put out a wet floor sign
500
What is commonly used to flip food?
Spatula
500
You are cooking onions slowly over low heat until they become soft and golden-brown. What cooking technique is this?
Carmelizing
500
Which spice is actually the dried seed of a plant?
Fennel Seed
500
What is the main ingredient in hummus?
Chickpeas