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Kitchen Safety 101
100

This term describes heating a liquid until large bubbles rapidly break the surface.

What is boiling?

100

This glass tool has lines on the side and a spout to help you accurately measure milk, water or oil.

What is a liquid measuring cup?

100

To make dough rise, bakers add this living, microscopic fungus that eats sugar and releases gas bubbles.

What is yeast?

100
This flat, circular Italian dish is traditionally baked in a wood-fired oven and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.

What is pizza?

100

To prevent the spread of germs, you should always wash your hand swith soap and warm water for at at least this many seconds before cooking.

What is 20 seconds?
200

This term means to mix firmly and quickly to incorporate air?

What is whip?

200

You use this mesh basket with handles to separate boiled pasta from the hot water?

What is a strainer? (or colander)

200

This basic baking ingredient reacts instantly with acids like lemon juice or buttermilk to create fluffy pancakes.

What is baking soda.

200

This popular Mexican dish consists of a rolled corn tortilla filled with meat or cheese, completely covered in a savory chili sauce.

What is an enchilada?

200

You should always hold food like THIS when chopping?

What is the claw hold?

300

This is the first thing you should do before starting to cook

What is read the recipe and prepare ingredients (mise en place)?

300

This is used on high heat boil water or make soup in.

What is a stock pot?


300
Whipping heavy cream forceds air into the liquid, trapping air bubbles to create THIS fluffy topping.

What is whipped cream?

300
This Japanese dish features specially seasoned rice, often rolled in seaweed with ingredients like avocado, cucumber or raw fish.

What is sushi?

300

Name one safety rule from Cooking class you learned?

Sleeves up, hair up, wash hands, don't touch hot cookie sheets...

400

This term means to cook below the boiling point so bubbles form slowly and break just below the surface of the liquid.

What is simmer?

400

This is used to mix ingredients or scrape out ingredients from a bowl. 

What is a spatula?

400

This term describes the process of safely heating milk to a high temperature to kill harmful bacteria before it hits store shelves.

What is pasteurization?

400

Originating in India, this rich, flavorful style of dish features meat or vegetables cooked in a heavily spiced sauce, often served with naan bread.

What is curry?

400

When carrying a sharp knife across the kitchen, you should always point the blade how...

What is- straight down toward the floor

500

To cook vegetables/meat/etc on medium heat until softened.

What is saute?

500

This is used to make sure you do not burn your hands when removing hot things from the oven

Oven mitts

500

This chemical process happens when sugar is heated to high temperatures, turning it brown and giving it a rich, sweet, nutty flavor.

What is caramelization?

500

This famous French pastry is known for its distinct cerescent shape and its incredibly flaky, buttery layers.

What is a croissant?

500

Putting what inside a microwave can cause dangerous sparks, smoke or fire.

What is foil or metal

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