Kitchen Safety Quiz

Which is NOT an oven safety tip?

• Always use oven mitts

• Open the oven door all the way

• Use a dish towel instead of an oven mitt if your mitt is dirty

• Avoid wearing dangling jewelry or baggy clothing when using an oven

What should you do in a kitchen fire?

• Tell the teacher or an adult immediately

• Turn off the heat if it is safe to do so

• If your clothing is on fire, stop, drop, and roll!

• Wait to tell the teacher until the flame is substantial

What is NEVER used to put out a grease fire?

• Water

• Salt

• Baking soda

• Fire extinguisher

Before cooking, wash your hands with soap and warm water for at LEAST how many seconds?

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 20 seconds

• 30 seconds

Pot handles should always be...

• Facing out towards you

• Facing partially out

• Facing inward

• All of the above

What can happen if you put cooked food on an unwashed plate that held raw food?

• You can cross-multiply

• You can cross-ventilate

• You can cross-contaminate

• Nothing can happen

Which of the following is safe in the microwave?

• A bowl of pasta with metal tongs in it

• A glass bowl of green beans

• A pork chop wrapped in aluminum foil

• A metal fork

Gemma is making pizza and realizes her cheese has mold on it. What should she do?

• Throw it out

• Cut off the moldy parts and use the rest

• Use it anyway

• All of the above

Which is unsafe?

• The yellow kitchen is cleaning their counters.

• The red kitchen is assigning roles to each group member.

• The blue kitchen is fooling around and talking loudly in their kitchen.

• The green kitchen is washing their dishes and drying them completely.

Before you begin to cook, you must:

• Tie your hair back

• Wash your hands

• Remove your jewelry

• All of the above