Kitchen Safety
Before handling food, this should always be done.
What is washing your hands?
Cooking food quickly in a small amount of oil is called:
What is sautéing?
The tool used to flip pancakes.
What is a spatula?
The herb commonly used to make pesto.
What is basil?
The number of teaspoons in one tablespoon.
What is 3?
The safest way to pass a knife to someone.
What is placing it safely on the counter for them to pick up?
The cooking method that uses dry heat in an oven.
What is roasting (or baking)?
The tool used to remove zest from a lemon.
What is a zester or microplane?
The grain that is the main ingredient in risotto.
What is Arborio rice?
The number of cups in one pint.
What is 2?
The safe internal temperature for cooked chicken.
What is 165 degrees Fahrenheit?
Cooking food slowly in liquid at a low temperature is called:
What is simmering?
The tool used to measure small amounts of ingredients like salt or baking powder.
What are measuring spoons?
The difference between a herb and a spice.
What is, herbs come from leaves, while spices come from seeds, bark, or roots?
The number of cups in one stick of butter.
What is ½ cup?
The reason you should never put water on a grease fire.
What is, it will spread or explode?
The main difference between boiling and simmering.
What is boiling is vigorous with large bubbles, while simmering is gentle with small bubbles?
The tool that slices food very thinly and evenly with a sharp blade.
What is a mandoline?
The name of the process when sugar is heated and turns brown.
What is caramelization?
The number of ounces in a pound.
What is 16?
HACCP is a food safety system that stands for:
What is Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point?
The French term for slowly cooking meat in liquid, usually after browning.
What is braising?
The tool with a long probe used to measure food temperature.
What is a food thermometer?
The legume used to make hummus.
What are chickpeas (garbanzo beans)?
The approximate number of cups in 500 mL of water.
What is about 2 cups?