CU 1 HYGIENE<KITCHEN SAFETY AND FOOOD HANDLING (LEVEL 2)

What things should you do before you start cooking?

• Wash your hands

• Make sure benches and equipment are clean

• Tie back long hair/put on hair net

• All of the above

What should you use to take something out of a hot oven?

• Tea towel

• Dry oven mitts

• Your apron

• Wet oven mitts

How should you carry a knife when you're walking around the kitchen?

• Blades should be pointing in the direction you're walking to

• By raising your arm and have the blade point to the ceiling

• The blade of the knife should be pointed to the ground

• Swing it around like you're a ninja

Handle of pots/pans should always be turned ____________.

• Away from the edge of the stove

• Over the edge of stove

• Over another hotplate/jet

When cutting food with a sharp knife what direction should the blade be?

• Toward you

• Away from you

Is it okay to plug appliances in with wet hands?

• Yes

• No

What should you use to stir hot foods?

• Spatula

• Metal spoons

• Wooden spoon

• Ladle

How should you lift the lid from a pot that is boiling?

• Straight up

• With inside of lid towards you

• With the inside of lid away from you

• None of the above

What should you avoid wearing in the kitchen?

• Nail Polish

• Dangling sleeves

• Jewellery

• All of the above

Before you start to cook you should read the recipe and collect all your ingredients.

• True

• False