Equipment
This handheld smallware tool with curved wires is used to blend, whip, and incorporate air into liquids like eggs or heavy cream
What is a whisk?
The exact number of teaspoons contained in 1 single tablespoon
What are 3 teaspoons?
To safely smother a small stovetop grease fire, you should cover the pan with a lid or pour this common household compound over the flames
What is baking soda (or salt)?
This list of tasks organized in chronological order based on starting times ensures all foods in a meal finish at the same time
What is a work plan?
This French culinary term translates to "to put in place," describing organizing tools, workspace, and prepped ingredients before cooking
What is mise en place?
Two pieces of kitchen equipment that can be used to cook food.
What are: ovens, microwave ovens, stove tops, and air fryers?
The total number of fluid ounces contained in 1 measuring cup
What are 8 ounces?
According to kitchen safety guidelines, you should always carry a knife in this position when walking around the kitchen
What is at your side with the blade pointed down toward the floor?
Fitting different preparation tasks together—such as washing dishes while food bakes—to make efficient use of time is called this
What is dovetailing?
The specific culinary term for the total number of portions or servings produced by a recipe
What is the yield?
This bowl-shaped perforated smallware tool is used to drain liquid from cooked foods such as pasta.
What is a colander?
When checking liquid volume at eye level in a spouted glass measuring cup, you measure at the bottom of this curved liquid line.
What is the meniscus?
Two things to consider when storing chemicals in the kitchen.
What are away from food, away from children, in original containers, and away from heat and sunlight?
Tasks performed before putting a recipe together, such as opening packages, chopping, and pre-measuring ingredients, are called this
What is pre-preparation?
This precision knife cut produces very thin, matchstick-like strips often used for garnishes or stir-fries
What is julienne?
This tool is used to puree and liquify soups and sauces.
What is a blender?
When adjusting a recipe, this mathematical multiplier is calculated by dividing the desired yield by the original yield
What is the conversion factor?
Two things you can do in the kitchen to prevent electric shock.
To prevent electric shock:
* Use dry hands when plugging items into an outlet
* Do not use appliances with frayed plugs
* Use three-pronged plugs
To calculate the required start time for cooking a dish on a timetable, you deduct the total preparation and cooking time from this target time
What is the serving time (or ready time)?
The temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit at which water freezes and boils.
What are 32°F (freeze) and 212°F (boil)?
Three things that a person can do to work with a knife safely.
What are using a bear claw with the guiding hand to protect it, walking with the knife blade pointed down, hold the knife with a pinch grip, securing a cutting board safely, and using a sharp knife?
If a recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar and you cut the recipe in half, the equivalent measurement using standard measuring spoons is this
What is 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons?
The four steps for using a fire extinguisher . . . .
What are:
A - Aim: Aim the nozzle, hose, or horn low at the base of the fire, not up at the flames.
S - Squeeze: Squeeze the top handle or lever firmly to release the pressurized extinguishing agent.
S - Sweep: Sweep the nozzle smoothly from side to side across the base of the fire until it is completely out
What are three (3) things you should consider when planning to prepare a dish?
What are the time when a dish should be served, the ingredients needed, the equipment needed to prepare it, food preparation techniques needed to prepare it, any preparation needed, and how much time it would take to prepare the dish?
Three common knife cuts.
What are batonnet, chiffonade, chop, dice, julienne, and mince?