Food Safety, Sanitation, & Kitchen Equipment

What is "cross-contamination"?

• A dangerous bacteria found in raw poultry

• The transfer of harmful bacteria to food from other foods

• When a food service worker sneezes on food

• Disease carried or transmitted to people from food

What is salmonella?

• A dangerous bacteria found in raw poultry

• The transfer of harmful bacteria to food from other foods

• When a food service worker sneezes on food

• Disease carried or transmitted to people from food

What is "food-borne illness"?

• A dangerous bacteria found in raw poultry

• The transfer of harmful bacteria to food from other foods

• When a food service worker sneezes on food

• Disease carried or transmitted to people from food

Foods that are perishable are those that __________ quickly.

• spoil

• melt

• evaporate

Foods that have been cooked shouldn't stand at room temperature for more than ______________.

• one hour

• two hours

• three hours

To prevent falls in the kitchen, you should practice all BUT the following:

• clean up spilled foods and liquids immediately

• avoid having electrical cords laying across heavily trafficked areas

• avoid climbing on kitchen cabinets to get at high or hard-to-reach items

• use a kitchen chair to get at high or hard-to-reach items

When cooking, remove pan lids by ____________________ . This allows steam to escape safely at the back of the pot, away from your hands and face.

• tilting them towards you

• tilting them away from you

If a grease fire starts, what is the first thing that you should do?

• pour water on it

• place a tight fitting lid on it

• leave the room

• turn off the heat

It is ok to throw water on a grease fire, in order to put it out.

• true

• false

To prevent kitchen cuts, observe all BUT the following safety rules:

• Cut food away from your body. Use a cutting board for all cutting jobs-even if it's only a single apple.

• Wash knives and sharp objects separately from other utensils.

• Use a dull knife because dull knives are safer than sharp knives.

• Never pick up broken glass with bare hands.