Careers in Food Service
Name the Kitchen Equipment
Cooking Vocabulary (II)
Reading a Recipe
Kitchen Math
200
The name of the person who seats customers at a restaurant. 

What is a host/hostess?

200

Has a sharp edge, used to cut ingredients 

What is knife? 

200

To cook a liquid until it bubbles

What is boil

200

True or False: You should gather all ingredients before you begin cooking. 

What is True? 

200

You are restocking your kitchen inventory. You had 7 onions and just ordered 18 more. When the order arrives, you will have _____ onions. 

What is 25 onions? 

400

The person who serves food to the customers 

What is a waiter/waitress? 

400

Steve used a ________ to measure a cup of flour. 

What is dry measuring cup

400

To tear into thin pieces or strips (think lettuce)

What is shred?

400

Tsp is an abbreviation for _______. 

What is teaspoon? 

400

A recipe says 2 potatoes will feed 4 people. To feed 8 people, you will need ____ potatoes. 

What is 4 potatoes? 

600

The name of a cook who attended culinary school and runs a kitchen. 

What is a chef

600

Maria used a ________ to measure a cup of oil. 

What is liquid measuring cup

600

To change from a solid to a liquid (like chocolate or butter) 

What is melt?

600

Tbsp is an abbreviation for ________.

What is tablespoon? 

600

The number of teaspoons in a tablespoon 

What is 3 

800

A dish washer is an example of a _______

What is a kitchen helper 

800

These are used to measure small amounts of ingredients.  

What are measuring spoons 

800

To cook a liquid right below the boiling point

What is simmer? 

800

The number of people a recipe will feed.

What are servings/yield

800

A hotdog costs $2 and a drink costs $1.50. The customer gives you $5. You owe them ______ in change. 

What is $1.50?

1000

A cook who primarily cuts ingredients like vegatables.

What is a prep cook 

1000

What you cut meats and vegetables on (typically come in different colors)

What is a cutting board?

1000

To spread sauce over a food while cooking 

What is baste

1000

The total time in a recipe includes the time it takes for _______ and for ________. 

What is prep and cooking?

1000

One cup is equal to how many ounces

What is 8 ounces?