Kitchen Safety and Sanitation

Select EACH item that is true: (Hint: There’s more than one correct answer)

• You should wear gloves if you have a cut or an open sore on your hand when cooking

• You don’t need to cover or pull your hair back when working in the kitchen

• You should keep electrical appliances away from water.

• When taste-testing a food, a clean spoon should be used and it should only be used once.

• It is okay to defrost foods by leaving them at room temperature.

Select EACH item that is true (Hint***: There will be more than one):

• It is not important to keep cleaning supplies away from food.

• A large majority of Foodborne illnesses can be preventing by practicing proper hand-washing.

• Never place cooked food on a plate that has previously held raw meat, poultry, or seafood.

• Always wash your hands and cutting boards with hot soapy water after they come in contact with raw meat, poultry, or seafood.

• Cleaning supplies should be transferred to a new container before use.

Select EACH item that is true: The following are appropriate ways to put out a grease fire.

• Use a fire extinguisher

• Smother the fire by putting a lid on it

• Sprinkle baking soda over the fire

• Pour water on it.

Select the correct answer: To care for a first-degree burn, you should:

• Place the burned area under cool, running water

• Apply butter, oil, or mayonnaise to the burn

• Break any blisters that form

• Wrap the burned area tightly with a bandage.

Select the correct answer: In case of electric shock, you should first:

• Disconnect the main power source

• Pull the victim away from the source of the shock

• Freak out and run around screaming!

• Dance in a puddle of water and then try to help.

Select the correct answer: Which of the following could cause an electrical shock?

• Using an electrical appliance only when you are standing on dry floor

• Using electrical appliances only when your hands are dry

• Plugging too many appliances into an electrical outlet

• Keeping all electrical appliances away from water

How should you lift the lid off of a pan that is full of hot, steamy food?

• Lift the lid so the steam is directed away from you

• Lift the lid so steam is directed toward you

• Lift the lid straight up

• Lift and fan the lid over the steam to re-direct the air

Select the correct answer: Dull knives are

• More dangerous to use than sharp ones

• Not a problem in the kitchen

• Okay to use if you are good at using knives

When taking care of a severe cut, the first step is to

• Apply direct pressure to the cut

• Faint!

• Place under cool, running water

• Scrub with hot, soapy water

Select the correct answer: The minimum amount of time you should spend washing your hands before cooking is

• 20 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 15 seconds