Hygiene and Safety

Before you start preparing food, you should; (you can tick more than one)

• Wash your hands

• Put on an apron

• Tie long hair up

• Remove blazers & roll long sleeves up

Why should you wash your hands before preparing food?

• This prevents dirt & bacteria contaminating food.

• To warm them up.

• To cool them down.

• To make them wet.

What should you use to dry your hands?

• Paper towels

• Your clothes

• Tea towel

• Your apron

What should you use to clean equipment such as knives and chopping boards?

• antibacterial soap

• tea towel & warm water

• washing up liquid

• hot water, washing up liquid and a dishcloth

What should you use to dry equipment?

• Dishcloth

• Tea towel

• Your apron

• Paper towels

How should a sharp knife be carried?

• Holding the blade

• Holding the handle with blade pointing forwards

• Holding the handle with blade pointing downwards

• In your pocket

How should a sharp knife be used?

• Cutting down onto a chopping board.

• Cutting towards you.

• Cutting away from you.

• Cutting down onto the worktop.

Why should long hair be tied up?

• So it doesn't get caught in the oven.

• To look smart.

• To prevent it falling into food.

• So it is out of the way.

Which are the correct spellings? There are 2.

• Nives

• Knife

• Knives

• Knifes

Why do we add fruit juice to our cut fruit in the fruit salad? Tick 2 answers!

• To prevent enzymic browning

• To stop it going brown

• To stop it going mushy

• To make it tastier