General Safety
Cooking Safety
Kitchen Safety
Prevention
Knife Safety
100

What is the first thing you should do before touching anything in the kitchen?

wash your hands with soap and water

100

Use these to put in or take food out of the oven.

Oven mitts, hot pads

100

When should I NOT eat the food I'm cooking

During preparation time, do NOT lick fingers or spoons
100
Keep electrical cords away from..
Water and Hot Objects
100

Where should you store knives when they are not being used?

In a knife block

200

What are 3 injuries that happen in the kitchen?

Cuts, Burns & Falls


OR Electrocution, poisoning 

200

NEVER use this on a grease fire.

water

200

What is the name of the material used to protect your clothing and front of your body?

An apron.

200

Where do you store flammable substances such as cleaning fluid or sprays

AWAY from heat sources, and in locked cabinets
200
What direction do you cut when using a knife

Cut away from you, do not draw the knife towards your body!

300

What should you do with long hair before cooking?

Tie it up

300

What direction should you turn pot handles when cooking?

Inward/towards the back

300

Where should cleaning chemicals be stored when not is use in the kitchen?

Under the sink.

300

This material can never go in a microwave.

metal

300

Which is more dangerous a sharp knife or a dull knife?

Dull knife

400

What is an example of footwear that is NOT safe for being in the kitchen?

flip flops, sandals, bare feet

400

After you take something out of the oven, the FIRST thing you should do is...

Turn the oven off.

400

What should you do immediately after placing food in the oven to bake?

set a timer

400

Always keep cabinets and drawers...

closed

400

What should you do if a knife falls while you are cutting something?

LET IT FALL! Let it come to rest before picking it up. DO NOT try to pick it up

500

What should you use to reach items that are out of reach?

A stool or step ladder

500

If you get a mild burn, you should run it under what temperature water?

cool/cold water.

500

The best way to defrost a frozen food safely is how?

In the refrigerator to prevent growth of bacteria while the food is thawing out.

500
What is the order in which you plug portable applications into

1. The appliance FIRST 

2. THEN into the wall

500

Where should you place dirty knives when waiting to be washed?

Next to the sink

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