Knife Safety

If your knife falls to the floor, stand back and

• try to catch it

• let if fall

When checking out knives, you should...

• take the entire tray with 5 knives to your kitchen

• pull out the knife you need and take it to the kitchen

At the end of the lab the knives are to be shown to your teacher and returned to

• storage

• the locked cabinet

• your kitchen drawer

Before you put away the knives you must

• make sure they are clean and dry, including the tray

• wipe them off with a damp cloth

When cleaning a knife you should hold it with

• the blade away from you at the spine of the knife

• the blade toward you

When cutting food you should:

• cut toward you

• cut away from you

• hold the food in your hand

The safest way to pass a knife to another person is

• Hand it to them with the handle facing them

• Hand it to them with the point facing them

• Put it on the counter and let them pick it up

How should a knife be carried at your work station:

• at your side

• tip pointing down

• blade facing behind

• walking

• All of the answers here are correct

A dull knife is safer than a sharp knife

• True

• False

Knives should be placed in a sink of soapy water

• True

• False