Food Safety
Involving a sink and soap, this simple activity could eliminate nearly half of all food-borne illness.
What is frequent hand washing during cooking?
This method heats food over boiling water, preserving both color and nutrients.
What is to steam?
The direction pot handles should be turned to prevent accidents
What is inward (towards the back of the stove)?
This long-handled utensil with a deep, cup-shaped bowl is used for serving or scooping up liquids.
What is a soup ladle?
The piece of paper containing items to buy at the grocery store.
What is a grocery list?
Use this device to check that the internal temperature of foods is hot enough to kill off germs
What is a food thermometer?
Involving a large skillet and frequent stirring, this method quickly cooks small, uniform pieces of food in a little hot oil
What is to sauté?
Every kitchen should contain this portable device that discharges a jet of foam to smother flames.
What is a fire extinguisher?
This curved wire kitchen utensil is for beating food by hand.
What is a whisk?
These display broad product categories above shopping lanes
What are aisle signs?
Never re-use plates or cutting boards that have held this type of protein
What is raw meat?
This involves cooking for a long time in a covered pot with liquid over low heat
What is to stew?
It is important to thaw frozen meat in this location (never at room temperature.)
What is a refrigerator?
A perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food
What is a colander?
The small image on packaging you need to visually locate when using the self checkout station
What is a barcode?
The maximum amount of time leftovers can safely be kept out of the refrigerator
What is two hours?
To cook food with dry heat, uncovered, inside an oven
What is to roast?
This is a safe place to store kitchen blades used for chopping and slicing.
What is a knife block?
A pair of simple tools used for grinding and crushing ingredients into a powder or paste
What is a mortar and pestle?
The place to return your shopping buggy after unloading in the parking lot
What is a cart corral?
Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply quickest in this range, also known as the "temperature danger zone"
What is 40 degrees F - 140 degrees F
To cook, usually less tender cuts of meat, in a small amount of liquid in a tightly covered pan.
What is to braise?
Contained in a hood over the stove, this sucks hot air, grease, and smoke up and vents it out of the house.
What is an updraft system?
This tool removes fine shreds of the outer colored parts of the peel of citrus fruits.
What is a zester?
This is the technical term for keeping frozen or refrigerated items close together in your shopping cart
What is cold chain preservation?