Kitchen Safety Pre-Quiz

Before cooking, you must do which of the following?

• Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and warm water

• Put on an apron

• Pull back your hair

• All of the above

Electric appliances should be kept away from what?

• The floor

• Water

• Heat

• A chair

What should be used to remove hot pans from the oven?

• Oven Mitts

• Hand Towels

• Hot Pads

• Bare Hands

True or False: A sharp knife is safer than a dull knife.

• True

• False

Where should knives be stored?

• In a drawer

• In the sink

• In a knife block

When should you clean up a spill?

• Immediately

• After cooking, but before eating

• After cooking and eating

• Never, someone else will do it

To avoid being CUT in the kitchen

• wash knives with all other kitchen tools

• keep fingers tucked in while using knives

• walk with knifes pointed outward

• use old, dull knives

To avoid a FIRE in the kitchen

• do not push sleeves above elbows while preparing food

• keep paper and flammable items away from stove-top burners

• don't worry about tying long hair up

• allow food items to boil over on the stove-top or in oven.

It's fine to sit on the counters during cooking lab

• how dare you?!  no!
• sure
• only if there is no food
• always

You should wash dishes in:

• HOT soapy water
• WARM soapy water
• HOT clear water
• WARM clear water