Cooking & Baking Techniques
"Mise en Place" is a term that is mentioned often in the kitchen. What is the exact translation and what specifically does it mean?
"Everything In Place" and it means to be prepared and ready to cook/bake. Recipe is read, ingredients are scaled, and equipment is prepped.
This item is typically used for acidity and holds a bright color of yellow. What is it?
Lemon
What is the name of the type of shoes all individuals are expected to wear in the kitchen?
Non-Slip Shoes
This Chef is known for his father's famous bakery in which turned into a television show all about Rice Krispie Cakes.
Cake Boss aka Buddy Valastro
What is the Dean's name of our program?
Dean Frank Costantino
Baking
This item adds richness, flavor, and moisture to foods and baked goods.
Butter
The color of a sanitation bucket is typically.
RED
This Chef is known for his heavy accent, nationally aired shows, and screaming in people's face.
Gordon Ramsay
What year did CINY turn into a University?
THIS YEAR, 2024!
What technique is cooked with hot liquid but the food never comes in direct contact with the liquid?
Steaming or Steam Cooking
This chemical is known as "Na" and is typically used to preserve, season, and enhance flavor in food. What is its correct terminology?
Sodium (Salt for half points)
Dish water is needed to be BLANK and Sanitation water is required to be BLANK
Hot, Cold
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How many years have CINY's Student Team won Nationals and WHEN were they?
Two; 2022 & 2023
In this style of cooking, a product is placed into a plastic bag and vacuum sealed to cook in a water bag at a certain degree of heat. What is this style called?
Sous-Vide
The basic anatomy of all parts of an egg are called...
The shell and its membrane, albumen, yolk, air cell, chalaze, and germ spot.
Danger Zone is temperatures of... and is called so because...
40 F- 140 F
It is the temperature in which food-borne bacteria can grow.
A very famous French Chef, Restaurateur, and Culinary Writer. Also known for his traditional French cooking methods.
Auguste Escoffier
What was the first and last name of our Student Chef of The Year and what year did they win?
Mikayla Pabroada & 2024
This term relates to the process of folding butter into dough multiple times to get even and thin alternating layers of dough and butter. What is this process called and name at least three items that use this technique?
Lamination or Laminating; Croissants, Danishes, Puff Pastry, Palmiers, Kouign Amann and etc.
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The acronym "FATTOM" is important throughout sanitation as it relates to bacteria growth. What does each letter represent?
Food
Acid
Temperature
Time
Oxygen
Moisture
Name Three Famous NY Chefs & Their Positions.
(research on spot)
What is the name of all the Chefs that currently work at CINY?
Chef Santiago, Chef Moon, Chef Tuccillo, Chef Gambroine, Chef Costantino, and Chef Torres, Chef Grande.