Knife Safety Quiz

What is the key to knife safety?

• Always keep your knives sharp

• Always store them point down.

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  Wash them in the dishwasher for a thorough cleaning.

• Cut only with the tip of the knife.

Shaquille needs to remove the skin and cut up a cantaloupe. Which knife would be most appropriate for the task?

• Serrated Bread Knife

• Chef's Knife

• Paring Knife

• Utility Knife

What is the "claw"?

• A specialized paring knife that removes the tough part from meat.

• The safest way to hold a chef's knife.

• The position for the guiding hand when using a knife.

• A cleaver that will cut through any type of food.

The best way to cut fruits and vegetables is to

• cut off the stem end and slice into thin pieces.

• divide into quarters and slice thinly.

• cut in half, put cut part on the board and continue cutting.

• serve whole to avoid getting cut.

Tiana is planning to cut fruit for the breakfast her lab group is preparing. How can she stabilize her cutting board?

• Set the cutting board over one side of the sink to prevent tipping.

• Wash the counter top, then put cutting board on the damp counter.

• Put a flat, damp kitchen towel between the counter and the cutting board.

• Set heavy objects on the corners to prevent sliding.

Why is having at least two cutting boards essential?

• It reduces the risk of cross-contamination when preparing different types of foods.

• It reduces the number of times that a cutting board must be washed.

• It gives more people in the kitchen the opportunity to participate in food preparation.

• It reduces the need to sanitize cutting boards.

Emily received kitchen knives for her birthday. In order to keep them sharp for a long time, where should knives be stored?

• a knife block on the counter

• in a drawer

• on top of the refrigerator, out of the way of children

• under the sink, in a knife bin

What is the best way to wash knives?

• In the dishwasher.

• As soon as they have been used.

• After the other dishes have been washed.

• They only have to be washed after cutting meat.

What is the best way to cut with your chef's knife?

• a rocking motion

• only with the tip

• with the center of the blade only

• cut and lift, cut and lift.