Clean and Separate
How many seconds should you wash your hands with warm water and soap?
What is 20 seconds?
What is the safe internal temperature your refrigerator should be kept at or below?
What is 40°F (or 4°C)?
Where should pot handles always face while you are cooking on the stove?
What is inward (or toward the back/center of the stove)?
This tool is used to scoop up liquid foods like soup, stew, or punch.
What is a ladle?
This cooking method involves quickly cooking food in a small amount of oil or fat over relatively high heat in a shallow pan.
What is sautéing?
True or False: You should wash raw poultry or meat before cooking it.
What is False? (Washing spreads bacteria all over your sink and counters).
What is the maximum amount of time perishable food should be left sitting out at room temperature?
What is 2 hours (or 1 hour if it is above 90°F)?
What is the safest action to take if you drop a sharp knife?
What is let it fall? (Never try to catch a falling knife!).
This specific type of knife is the ultimate multi-purpose tool in the kitchen, typically featuring an 8-to-10-inch blade used for chopping, slicing, and dicing.
What is a chef's knife?
To cook liquid just below the boiling point, where small bubbles gently rise to the surface but do not rapidly break, is called this.
What is simmering?
The transfer of harmful bacteria from one food, surface, or utensil to another is called this.
What is cross-contamination?
What is the safe internal cooking temperature for whole poultry?
What is 165°F?
True or False: It is safe to submerge a sharp knife in a sink full of soapy water.
What is False? (Someone can easily cut their hand reaching into the soapy water).
This mesh basket-shaped tool is used to separate solids from liquids, like draining cooked pasta.
What is a colander (or strainer)?
This process involves plunging a vegetable (like broccoli) into boiling water for a short time, then immediately transferring it to ice water to stop the cooking.
What is blanching?
When storing raw meat and ready-to-eat foods (like fruit) in the same fridge, the raw meat should always go on this shelf.
What is the bottom shelf? (To prevent juices from dripping onto other food).
Name two of the three safe methods for thawing frozen food.
What are in the refrigerator, in cold water (changed every 30 minutes), or in the microwave? (Never thaw on the counter!).
This everyday kitchen item should never be put into a microwave because it can spark and cause a fire.
What is metal (or aluminum foil)?
This heavy, versatile pan can be used on the stovetop or in the oven, retains heat incredibly well, and shouldn't be washed with harsh dish soap.
What is a cast-iron skillet?
Unlike baking, which uses dry heat, this technique involves cooking food by surrounding it with hot steam inside a enclosed space or basket.
What is steaming?
Instead of a cloth dish towel, you should use this to clean up raw meat juices to prevent spreading germs.
What is a paper towel?
Leftovers kept in the refrigerator should generally be eaten or frozen within this many days.
What is 3 to 4 days?
If a grease fire starts in a pan on the stove, you should never throw water on it. Name one safe way to put it out.
What is smothering it with a metal lid, pouring baking soda on it, or using a fire extinguisher?
This tool, which looks like a giant balloon made of wires, is used to incorporate air into ingredients like egg whites or heavy cream.
What is a whisk?
To pass dry ingredients like flour or powdered sugar through a mesh screen to remove lumps and add air is called this.
What is sifting?