Knowledge Check - Reading a Recipe Practice

What does the phrase Mise En Place mean?

• Placing the Ingredients Orderly

• Putting in Place

• Preparing in the Future

• Measuring Ingredients by Weight

Mise En Place is a Spanish phrase used to describe organization in the kitchen.

• True

• False

What is the common abbreviation for teaspoon? (3 letters)

What is the common abbreviation for tablespoon? (4 letters)

A recipe lists the exact amounts of each ingredient you need to use.

• True

• False

Before beginning to cook, you should perform which of the following tasks?

• Wash, chop, cut, and measure all ingredients

• All of these answer choices are correct

• Delegate jobs

• Read the recipe

What is the term used to describe how many servings a single recipe provides? (5 letters)

Ingredients are the ________________ you need to prepare a recipe.

• instructions

• utensils

• equipment

• foods

All of the following are essential elements of every written recipe, except:

• measurements

• ingreidents

• equipment

• sanitation suggestions

A recipe lists the exact amounts of each ingredient you need to use.

• True

• False