Food Studies

Kitchen hygiene refers to...

• Working safely in the kitchen

• Keeping you and work areas clean when handling food

• Using oven mittens to take hot tray out of oven

• Slippery floors

Working safely in the kitchen means...

• To wear an apron

• To taste with a clean spoon

• Don't run in the kitchen

• To wash your hands

The purpose of wearing an apron in the kitchen is to...

• Protect your clothes from spills

• Look like a professional

• Protect the food from germs on your clothes

• Stay trendy

The purpose of sanitising the kitchen benchtop is...

• To do extra stuff

• To reduce the amount of possible contaminants such as dust, germs and grease

• To make use of the cleaning cloth

• So that micro-organisms on the surface is reduced to a level that is safe for food contact

Two examples of cross contamination of food includes...

• When juices from raw meats touch ready-to-eat foods

• Mix ingredients together to form a dough

• Using the same spoon to dip into different containers of food

• Mix ingredients together to form a batter

Use a cooling rack to...

• Dry your tea towel on

• Allow air to circulate freely to cool hot food

• Hold hot food off your kitchen benchtop

The four sensory properties used to describe food includes...

• Bitter, savoury, sour and sweet

• Taste, aroma, appearance and texture

A cookery skill includes...

• Sanitizing the bench

• Pre-heating oven

• Pouring milk into a bowl

• Preparing food with a knife

A cookery skill includes...

• Putting dirty tea towels into the washing machine

• Kneading a dough until smooth and stretchy

• Pan frying meat until crispy golden brown and cooked through

• Wiping the sink completely dry

A recipe includes a set of components, these includes...

• Ingredients list

• Method/directions/Instructions/steps

• Butter

• Salt and pepper