Kitchen Safety and Sanitation
what is the temperature danger zone?
41F-135F
Cooking food using dry heat in an oven
What is baking?
Nutrient that provides the body's main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
Person responsible for overseeing daily restaurant operations.
Who is the restaurant manager?
Ingredient that helps baked goods rise by producing gas.
What is a leavening agent?
The practice of washing hands to prevent spreading germs
What is proper hand washing?
A knife cut that make 1/4 - inch cubes.
What is a dice?
Vitamin produced when skin is exposed to sunlight.
What is Vitamin D
Controlling expense to maintain profit.
What is cost control
Mixing method where solid fat is blended with our flour to create flakes.
What is cutting-in method?
Storage method using oldest products first.
What is FIFO (First In, First Out)?
Cooking quickly in a small amount of fat over high heat.
What is sautéing?
Nutrient responsible for building and repairing body tissues
What is protein?
Recipe written to produce consistent results every time.
What is standardized recipe?
Sugar heated until it melts and browns.
What is caramelization?
The minimum internal cooking temperature required for poultry.
What is 165°F
The cooking method that uses vacuum-sealed food cooked in precisely controlled water temperature.
What is sous vide?
The number of calories contained in one gram of fat.
What is 9 calories?
The formula used to calculate food cost percentage compares food cost to this value.
What are food sales?
The protein in flour responsible for structure and elasticity in dough.
What is gluten?
Food must cool from 135°F to this temperature within 2 hours.
What is 70°F
The chemical browning reaction between proteins and sugars that create savory flavor.
What is the Millard reaction?
The measurement used to show energy provided by food.
What is a calorie
Percentage that compares food cost to food sales.
What is food cost percentage
The stage of sugar cooking at about 300°F used for brittle and hard candy.
What is the hard crack stage?