Kitchen Safety

What things should you do before you start cooking?

• Wash your hands

• Put on an apron

• Tie back long hair

• All of the above

If you spill something on the floor, what should you do?

• Leave it, someone else will take care of it

• Tell your teacher, she will clean it up for you

• Wipe it up immediately

• Pretend it never happened

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

• Tea towel

• Oven mitts

• Paper towel

• Your hands

If you are using a saucepan, where should the handle be facing?

• Out

• Inwards

• Over the edge of the stove

• What difference does it make?

Where or on what do you put something that you have just taken out of the oven?

• On the counter top

• On a hot pad

• On the stove top (if it is not turned on)

• Both green and yellow answers are correct

If you are cooking something with meat, dairy (milk or cream) or eggs in the morning and you want to take it home and share, where should you put it?

• In the refrigerator

• In your locker

• Give it to your friend in the next class

• We are not sharing food with classmates

Sharp knifes are more safe than dull ones.

• True

• False

Why is it important to avoid cross-contamination in the kitchen?

• It can lead to the loss of nutritional value in food

• It can cause food to cook unevenly

• It can result in the transfer of bacteria from one food item to another

• It makes food less appealing in appearance

If your knife falls to the floor, stand back and

• try to catch it

• let if fall

You should wash your hands with warm, soapy water for atleast

• 4 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 20 second

• 1 minute