Kitchen Safety

Fire blankets should be attached to the wall at what height?

• ankle

• above waist

• knee

• any

If you spill water on the kitchen floor, you should ...

• ignore it and just keep cooking

• wipe it up with a tea towel

• wipe it up with paper towels or a floor cloth

Cooked foods should be cooled to what temperature before being placed in the fridge?

• 0 degrees

• about 21 degrees

• about 30 degrees

• about 40 degrees

If you do not have a fire blanket, what else could you use to cover a fat fire in the kitchen

• water

• marshmallows

• flour, sand or a large saucepan lid

• oil

The danger zone for foods is between this temperature range

• 5 degrees C and 60 degrees C

• 2 degrees C and 20 degrees C

• 20 degrees C and 50 degrees C

• anything over 70 degrees C

Cross-contamination of food is when ...

• different foods types are stored together

• different types of meat are cooked together

• harmful bacteria from uncooked food are transferred to food that has been cooked or prepared

Bacteria that cause food poisoning need ...

• food supply and a moist environment

• time to grow and a low acid environment

• a high acid environment

• to be kept in the fridge

Which of the following situations could cause cross-contamination?

• storing meat, vegetables and dairy in the same fridge

• chopping vegetables on a chopping board, then chopping fruit on the same board without washing it

• raw chicken is cut on a chopping board and then salad ingredients are cut on the same board without washing it

When storing food, you should

• keep raw food separated from cooked food

• check that the fridge temperature is below 5 degrees C

• allow cooked foods to cool to room temperature

• never cover foods in the fridge

Which of the following are examples of perishable foods?

• sugar and spices

• pasta

• canned vegetables

• milk and yogurt