Canning
How long should you let cans sit and cool after boiling?
What is 12 to 24 hours?
Which of these is not a method of dehydration?
1) Sun Drying
2) Cold Drying
3) Oven Drying
4) Air flow dehydrator
What is Cold Drying
This term is the area in the jar between inside of the lid and top of the food/liquid.
What is headspace
Food Preservation is used to __________ down the activity of _______ causing-bacteria
What is slow and disease?
The specific canning process you use is based on what?
What is the type of food?
This type of dehydrator contains a heating element and fan located at the base of the machine.
What is a vertical air flow dehydrator?
This canning method is used specifically for low acid foods or mixture of acid and low acid foods.
What is pressure canning
List at least two pros for food preservation?
What is increasing shelf-life and less waste from spoiled food
When storing canned food, where should it be stored?
What is in a cool, dark, dry place.
What are the most important factors the effect the rate of dehydration? Must list at least 2
What is humidity, sugar content, type of dehydrator, and water content.
What is the major difference between cold packing and hot packing?
Double points if you can also say which method we used when canning our pickles.
Cold packing-raw food directly in jar then hot liquid poured over contents
Hot packing- food is fully cooked in liquid then packed and then cooking liquid is poured over food.
Tell me something that is not preserved?
What is a fresh orange?
The main purpose of the canning process is to seal contents in an airtight container preventing ____________ from entering the food?
What are microorganisms
Dehyration pretreatments do not have an effect on enzymes. True or False
What is false
This method is known to ensure milk is free from harmful bacteria and living microorganisms
What is Pasteurization?
Acidic foods have a pH of __________ or lower
What is 4.6
What is false.
What is the difference between Sulfating and Sulfuring
Sulfating-slows enzymatic browning
Sulfuring- treating with fumes from burning sulfur
True or false- Freezing is the process of preparing, packaging, and freezing foods?
What is true.
Name some foods we would use for canning that are not acidic foods?
What is root & stem vegetables, meats, and melons/soft fruits