Cooking Terms
Cutting
Safety and Sanitation
Labs
Misc.
100
When a liquid is heated to a temperature where it creates large bubbles rapidly and breaks the surface.
What is boiling?
100
the most common cutting tool with a curved blade used in food preparation.
What is a chef knife?
100
Always peel away from you.
What is the main safety tip when using a peeler?
100
The rice should soak up all of the water.
What is why do we measure the water you boil rice in?
100
Use this so you don't scratch the bottom of the pan.
What is a wooden spoon?
200
Shred into small pieces.
What is to grate?
200
The back end of the blade.
What is most powerful part of the knife?
200
Place down on counter and then someone else can pick it up if they need to use it.
What is the safest way to pass a knife with someone else?
200
Curved sides to stack the food up so you can cook multiple things without direct heat on them all.
What are the benefits of a wok?
200
Chemical, Physical and biological.
What is the three categories of food safety hazards ?
300
To cook a liquid just below the boiling point.
What is simmer?
300
To prevent what you are cutting from rolling or slipping away.
What is the purpose of cutting on or creating a flat side of what you are cutting?
300
Keep it to the top of your cutting board until you are ready to clean it, never put it in the sink.
What are the cleaning procedures of knives?
300
Always on high heat to achieve this.
What is the temperature we set the stove to boil water?
300
rinse before cutting
What is the safe way to prep a veggie?
400
To heat the oven before cooking.
What is pre-heat?
400
Has a saw-like blade, to cut through items like bread.
What is a serrated knife?
400
Wash hands and then cover the wound with a bandage and a glove or finger cot.
What should food handlers do if they cut their fingers while prepping food?
400
after water boils, put ingredients in and turn to low- put the lid on so the water gets absorbed.
What is the procedure for cooking rice?
400
Hold at your side or put on a cutting board.
What is the safe way to carry a knife?
500
Cook quickly in small amount of fat on high heat.
What is to stir-fry?
500
Use the tip to the back in a rocking motion.
What is the correct motion when cutting with a chef's knife?
500
20 seconds.
What is how long the whole handwashing process should take at least?
500
you know the veggies are done and to add in the rice when they are this.
What is caramelized and flagrant?
500
The smallest cut
What is a mince?
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