Measuring Mastery
This is the number of tablespoons found in one stick of butter.
What is 8 tablespoons?
This is where you should stand on when opening an oven door for safety.
What is to the side?
These are the building blocks to all baking recipes.
What are ratios?
This type of leavening agent is used in quick breads.
What are chemical leavening agents?
These measuring tools are still used for small amounts instead of a kitchen scale.
What are measuring spoons?
This is what you should do to brown sugar when measuring to ensure accuracy.
What is pack it down?
Don't mix this category of things together, and it can create a dangerous situation, like mustard gas.
What are different chemicals?
This is the basic ratio for cookies.
What is 3:2:1?
This texture results from overmixing quick bread batter, and it happens because of this protein development.
What is tough and chewy? What is gluten?
These protective items should be used to remove hot items from the oven.
What are oven mitts?
These are the four steps for measuring flour correctly: _____ the flour, _____ it into the cup, _____ to settle, and level with this type of edge.
What is fluff, dump, and tap? What is a straight edge?
This is what you should do first if an electric appliance falls into water, without touching the appliance.
What is unplug?
This ingredient is represented by the "2" in the cookie ratio 3:2:1.
What is fat?
Muffin tins should be filled to this fraction, and this kitchen tool tests if they're done baking.
What is 2/3-3/4 and toothpicks?
This type of paper should only cover the bottom of baking sheets to avoid killing trees.
What is parchment paper?
This French term means "to put in place" and involves these three preparation steps.
What is mise en place?
Tell me three items should never dangle while you're cooking in the kitchen.
What are jewelry, sleeves, and apron strings?
This is how many grams of flour you need when 1 part equals 60g and flour equals 3 parts.
What is 180g?
These are the three categories of leavening agents used in baking.
What are chemical, biological, and physical?
This is the button you press on a kitchen scale after placing your container on it.
What is tare or zero?
This is the number of fluid ounces that equal one gallon.
What is 128 fl oz?
This liquid should never be used on a grease fire because it will make the flames spread.
What is water?
When 1 part equals 75g, 2 parts equals this amount and 1/2 part equals this amount.
What is 150g and 37.5g
This mixing method combines fat with dry ingredients using a pastry blender and creates this type of texture.
What is the cut in method and flaky?
This kitchen tool is used in the "cutting in" method to combine fat with dry ingredients for flaky results.
What is a pastry cutter?