Culinary Assessment

What should you do if you are the head chef in your kitchen and you see that the dishwasher is running behind?

• Have the teacher was the dishes after class is over

• Tell the person washing the dishes to work faster

• Demand other team members help the person to wash the dishes

• Step in and help the person wash the dishes

The recipe on a box calls for 3 T of vegetable oil; how much oil should you use?

• 3 tsp

• 3 oz

• 3 Tbs

• 3 quarts

What is the proper way to secure a cutting board before preparing to cut?

• Place it on the countertop with a flat damp towel under it

• Place it on the countertop with a flat dry towel under it

• Place it on top of the countertop

• Place it on top of the countertop with a paper towel under it

What is the proper way to clean and secure a chef's knife after using it?

• Clean it immediately and place it in a secure drawer

  (or to your teacher if at school)

• Clean it immediately and leave it on the edge of the countertop

• Leave it on the counter to clean it after you finish your meal

• Place the knife in a sink of soapy dish water to let it soak

What does it mean to "peel" a fruit or vegetable?

• To remove the skin from a fruit or veggie

• To soak the fruit or veggie in water

• To fry a fruit or veggie

• None of the above

What is the proper knife to use when slicing bread?

• Chef's Knife

• Bread Knife

• Serrated Knife

• Boning Knife

If a recipe calls for 2tsp of vanilla and you are doubling the recipe, how much vanilla should you use?

• 1 Tbs and 1 tsp

• 4 tsp

• 1 Tbs

• 6 Tbs

How do you accurately measure brown sugar for a recipe?

• Firmly pack into a liquid measuring cup

• Firmly pack into a dry measuring cup

• Loosely pack into a dry measuring cup

• None of the following

What is the proper way to measure oil, milk, and water in a liquid measuring cup?

• Hold up a dry measuring cup to be as close to your eyes as possible

• Set a liquid measuring cup on a flat surface and bend down to read it at eye level

• Pour liquid slowly in a liquid measuring cup and estimate the right amount

• Use a dry measuring cup

What is the safest way to defrost meat?

• Place it in a bowl of warm water in the sink

• Use the defrost setting in the microwave

• Let it sit on the kitchen counter at room temp

• Put it in the oven and bake it for an hour