Knife Basics
This tool is ideal for slicing, dicing, and chopping.
What is Chef's knife?
Set of directions for making a food or beverage.
What is a recipe?
This means dividing food into smaller parts, using a tool with a sharp blade.
What is cutting?
This means to cut food into medium sized pieces
What is chop?
Cutting food into small, square pieces.
What is chop and/or dice?
When should you drop a knife into the sink
What is never?
Number of servings or amount in recipes makes.
What is yield?
The fingers of the hand that is NOT holding the knife, should be?
What is curled?
The type of cooking done in an oven.
What is baking?
To pulverize food into crumbs, powder, or paste with a rolling pin, blender, or food processor.
What is crush?
This knife is used for small, precise cuts.
What is a paring knife?
An ________________ recipe collection makes cooking easier and more enjoyable.
What is organized?
When you are carrying a knife, it should be pointed in this direction
What is down by your side?
To cut food into large thin pieces with a slicing knife.
What is slice?
When a chef touches raw meat and does not wash their hands before touching another food.
What is cross-contamination?
This is the hand technique chefs use when holding items while cutting.
What is the Claw?
The section of a recipe where a chef would find the appropriate temperature to set an oven.
What is the "Directions" section?
This type of cut results in very small pieces.
What is mincing?
To cut into thin ribbon strips.
What is chiffonade?
When water is in a pot and it is bubbling it is ______.
What is boiling?
This helps eliminate the chance of having an unsafe knife.
What is sharpening?
The section of a recipe where a chef would find how much flour is needed.
What is the "Ingredients" section?
You should do this to rounded food, such as a potato?
What is cut a thin slice from the bottom so it sits flat?
To cut into narrow, fine sticks, about 2-5 inches in length and 1/8 inch thick.
What is julienne?
MyPlate classifies all foods into 5 of these.
What are food groups?