Knife Skills
This knife is the most common in the kitchen and is often 8–10 inches long.
What is a chef’s knife?
Cooking food in hot fat or oil, like French fries.
What is deep-frying?
The minimum number of seconds you should wash your hands.
What is 15 seconds?
There are this many teaspoons in one tablespoon.
What is 3?
This Italian dish is made of thin layers of pasta, meat sauce, and cheese.
What is lasagna?
The “bear claw” technique protects this part of your body when cutting.
What are your fingers?
Cooking food slowly in liquid just below boiling.
What is simmering?
This is the safe minimum internal cooking temperature for chicken.
What is 165°F (74°C)?
2 cups equals this fraction of a quart.
What is ½ quart?
Julia Child helped make this type of cuisine popular in the U.S.
What is French cuisine?
A chiffonade cut is most often used on this type of ingredient.
What are leafy herbs or greens?
Cooking method that uses dry heat in an oven.
What is baking?
Raw meat should always be stored on this shelf of the refrigerator.
What is the bottom shelf?
A recipe calls for 8 ounces of cheese. This is this many cups roughly.
What is 2 cups?
This American chef is known for saying, “Bam!” while seasoning food.
Who is Emeril Lagasse?
This French word describes cutting food into long, matchstick-sized pieces.
What is julienne?
Searing meat and then finishing it in liquid is called this combination method.
What is braising?
The range of temperatures known as the “danger zone” for bacterial growth.
What is 41°F–135°F?
Reducing a recipe that serves 24 down to 6 requires you to divide each ingredient by this number.
What is 4?
This chef is famous for his fiery temper on TV shows like Hell’s Kitchen.
Who is Gordon Ramsay?
The three parts of a knife are the blade, the handle, and this middle section.
What is the tang?
Cooking food with the steam trapped from boiling liquid, often using a basket.
What is steaming?
This bacteria, often found in undercooked chicken, is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness.
What is Salmonella?
A hotel pan holds 2 gallons of soup. This is this many 8-ounce servings.
What is 32 servings?
This New Orleans dish, made with rice, sausage, and spices, is often associated with Mardi Gras.
What is jambalaya?