Kitchen Safety
What are the most common kitchen hazards
Slips, trips, falls, cuts and burns
Keep electrical appliances away from
water
The first thing you do before preparing food.
Wash your hands for 20 seconds
How to wash dishes:
with soap and hot water, dry with a clean cloth
What should be used to check the internal temperature of meats?
meat thermometer
Where do you leave knives when they need to be washed?
behind the sink faucet
When handling a hot pot or pan, you should...
use oven mitts or potholders
Before you enter the kitchen area, do this to long hair:
Tie it back
How much dish soap do you need to put on your SPONGE when washing dishes
One squirt or dime size amount of dish soap.
Which foods harbor salmonella?
Raw meats, poultry, raw eggs, milk and other dairy products
The best knives are _______ knives because they require you to not put so much pressure on them.
sharp
Appliances that can cause burns include
When in the FACS room kitchen, you should always stay in your ________.
assigned kitchen
Why is cleaning surfaces before you begin cooking so important
it can remove any bacteria that is left on the surfaces where you are preparing foods.
Which foods can harbor e-coli?
raw/undercooked beef, especially hamburger and unpasteurized milk.
If you cut yourself, you should
apply pressure with a paper towel and tell the teacher immediately.
What to do if you burn yourself
Run cold water over the area and tell an adult.
If you leave your kitchen dirty, what are the consequences?
At school: you group will lose points on your lab
At home: ???
What kind of cutting board should you NEVER use to cut raw meats?
A wooden cutting board
What is cross contamination?
the physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object or place to another.
It is a key factor in food poisoning, and it has four common sources: food, people, equipment, work surfaces.
One way to prevent a fall in the kitchen
keep the floor clean / clean up spills immediately, store heavy items on low shelves, use safe methods to retrieve items from shelves (sturdy step stool, etc.)
Never throw water on a _______ fire.
grease (eliminate oxygen supply instead)
There is ABSOLUTELY NO _______ in the kitchen.
RUNNING
In addition to before and after food preparation, when should you wash surfaces (cutting boards, utensils, surfaces)?
Each time there is a change from working with raw foods to working with ready-to-eat foods.
What is the best way to thaw frozen foods?
Depending on time – use one of the following methods:
-Refrigerator – 1-3 days depending on the size of the product defrosting being thawed.
-Microwave
-Cold water, changing the water every 30 minutes.