Kitchen Safety 1
What is the first thing you should do before touching anything in the kitchen?
wash your hands
Use these to put in or take food out of the oven.
Oven mitts
What does red on the stove mean?
HOT!!!
What do you need to do what you spill ingredients on the floor?
Clean it up immediately
You are using a cutting board to cut raw chicken. What should you do before using that cutting board to cut vegetables?
Wash the cutting board with soap and warm water
What happens to you hands if you grab a hot dish without oven mitts?
Your get burns on your hands
What happens to food if we leave it out on the counter or open?
It gets bad. Stale, moldy, and bacteria grows.
How do we know when a food item is still good to eat?
Look at the expiration date.
What should you do if you want to taste the food you are cooking?
Get a clean spoon, try it, and then put the spoon in the dishwasher/sink to wash it.
How should you carry a knife?
down and to your side away from your body
You cut your finger while preparing food, what should you do?
Wrap in with a towel until it stops bleeding, clean up any blood, put a bandage on it.
What should you do with long hair before cooking?
Tie it up
You're cooking and you drop a piece of chicken on the floor.. what should you do?
throw it away
What are three things you need to do at the end of cooking?
Clean up dishes
Turn off all kitchen appliances
Put food away/in fridge
What materials can NOT go in a microwave?
Metal, Aluminum, plastic, Styrofoam
What is it called when raw meat touches fresh veggies?
Cross-contamination