Contaminants and Hazards
Measurements and Kitchen Math
Knife Skills
Cooking Methods
Food Trivia
100
Mold is an example of what kind of contamination?
Biological
100
What is this act called?
Leveling
100
Why do you need a damp rag underneath a cutting board?
To avoid the board moving around
100
Is grilling an example of a moist-heat or dry-heat cooking method?
Dry
100
The 2004 documentary "Super Size Me" was about filmmaker Morgan Spurlock spending 30 days eating food exclusively from where?
McDonalds
200
A bug is an example of what kind of contamination?
Physical
200
If a recipe called for 1/3 c sugar, how much sugar would you need if you tripled the yield?
1 c
200
When holding a knife to cut food, where on the knife should you pinch?
The base of the blade
200
What temperature does water boil in Fahrenheit?
212
200
Which candy is famous for its slogan “Taste the Rainbow”?
Skittles
300
What happens in the temperature danger zone?
Bacteria multiplies rapidly
300
1/4 c = __ T
4
300
What is the name of this knife?
Chef's Knife
300
What is the difference between simmering and boiling?
Boiling is at a higher temperature with rolling bubbles, simmering is right below boiling point with few bubbles
300
What is the name of this fruit?
Cantaloupe
400
What is the minimum internal cooking temp for ground beef?
155
400
Which is larger out of the 2 matchstick cuts: julienne or batonnet?
Batonnet cut
400
What knife is used to cut foods with a hard outside and softer inside?
Serrated
400
Where does broiling take place? (On a stove, in an oven, in a microwave, on a grill, etc)
In an oven
400
What is the most commonly ordered seafood item in American restaurants?
Shrimp
500
What is the minimum internal cooking temp for pork?
145
500
Whichever team picked this question gets an automatic 500 extra points and 1 other team of their choosing gets an extra 300 points!
500
What is the name of this cut?
Rondelle
500
Why are methods that cook with oil considered dry?
Oil is not water-soluble
500
In what decade did the first Taco Bell open?
1960s