Safety & Sanitation
The sharp part of the blade is called this
What is the edge?
In English, this standard kitchen phrase means "things in place."
What is mise en place?
These two chemical leavening agents are used in quick breads
What are baking powder and baking soda?
Two ingredients are used to make a roux
What is fat (like butter) and flour?
A measure taken beforehand to prevent harm or secure good
What is precaution?
Name three commonly used knives in a home kitchen
What is the chefs' knife, paring knife, and serrated knife?
This piece of equipment is used to measure ingredients that automatically level themselves.
What is a liquid measuring cup?
One standard stick of butter is equivalent to this many cups and tablespoons
What is 1/2 cup and 8 tablespoons?
You can make a Cheese Sauce and many other small sauces from this Mother Sauce
What is a Bechamel?
These are three ways to avoid getting burned when using the stovetop or oven.
What is: use dry oven mitts, lift the lid of a pan towards you to avoid steam, keep pan handles away from walking areas, don't use towels to move hot items, pull oven racks all the way out to put food in/take food out, arrange an oven rack before preheating the oven?
To cut into very tiny pieces; to cut finely
What is to mince?
This piece of equipment is used to measure ingredients that do not automatically level themselves.
What are dry measuring cups?
These are three of the seven basic baking ingredients
What is: flour, sugar, fat, egg, liquid, leavening agent, & salt
A mixture of equal parts cornstarch and cold liquid (like water)
What is a slurry?
These are three ways to prevent cuts from sharp objects (knife, peeler, blender, can opener, broken glass, etc..) in the kitchen
What is: use a sharp knife, don't soak sharp-edged tools in the sink, sweep up broken glass & then use a wet paper towel & dispose in a paper bag, use a safe grip on a knife, use a claw when holding food down to cut?
What is to chop?
These pieces of equipment are used in a variety of ways, like icing a cake, flipping pancakes, or scraping batter out of a bowl
What are spatulas?
Yeast needs these two things to activate (release carbon dioxide)
What is sugar and liquid/water?
This essential nutrient is your primary source of energy; fruit and vegetables can be a rich source
What are carbohydrates?
This is the Temperature Danger Zone and explanation as to why it's important
What is 40-140 degrees F & it helps to reduce the risk of food borne illness because food is stored at a low enough temperature to slow pathogen growth and heated to a high enough temperature to kill pathogens
Besides the edge, your pointer finger should avoid this part of the knife in order to have a more secure grip on your knife
To start a scale at zero to cancel out the weight of a bowl
These are the five main parts of a recipe
What is the yield, ingredients with amounts, container size & type, temperature & time, and step-by-step sequential directions
These are the six essential nutrients
What are carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamin, mineral, and water?