Food safety
While cooking it is very important to wash your hands during these times.
What is before cooking, when handling raw meat, after cooking, and anytime in between where it is needed. (such as using the bathroom, touching garbage, etc)
The number one cause of home injuries and fires?
What is cooking?
Cutting food into bite-sized pieces (about 1/4-inch in size, or the thickness of a pencil)
What is chopped?
This involves applying a dry convection heat to your food in an enclosed environment
What is Baking?
Food can be left this long at room temperature.
What is 2 hours?
(1 hour if it is over 90 degrees out)
You should make sure these items are away from the stove.
What is oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains.
This is the ideal cutting technique for aromatics, like onion, garlic, and ginger, where a paste-like consistency is a desirable end result.
What is mincing?
This means cooking your food in fat
What is frying?
Deep-frying, Stir-frying, Pan-frying, Sautéing and now air frying
This is a good tip to follow to keep food at a safe temperature while grocery shopping.
What is buy meats and other perishables last, just before you check out.
You should make sure you're not wearing this while cooking.
What is long loose sleeves.
This is a general term that means to cut across the grain into thin, uniform pieces.
What is slice?
(most fruits, veggies, cheeses etc can be chopped)
A high heat form of baking.
What is roasting?
You should definitely wash this before eating or preparing.
What is fresh fruits and vegetables?
This could happen if you don't wipe up a spill on the floor immediately.
What is slipping and falling?
Using a more precise method than chopping, these ingredients are cut to a uniform size. This cut is used with many foods, from potatoes to meats to bread.
What is cubed
This is a fast, dry and very hot way of cooking, where the food is placed under an intense radiant heat
What is grilling?
These 3 ways are the only safe ways to defrost food.
What is refrigerator, microwave, and in cold water that is changed every 30 minutes. (never on the counter)
The handles to your pots should always face this way.
What is turned away from the front of the stove?
The ingredient is cut into long, uniform strips like matchsticks.
What is Julienne/French Cut?
This involves cooking liquid on top of a stove in a pot or pan. It should be carried out on a low heat, and you will see bubbles appearing on the surface of the liquid as your dish cooks
What is simmering?