Kitchen Safety

Safe or unsafe: keep a towel close by at the stove to clean up spills quickly.

• Safe

• Unsafe

It is important to keep knives sharp.

• True

• False

What is the main cause of foodborne illness?

• dirty knives

• cross-contamintion

• unwashed hands

• falls in the kitchen

Oven mitts and towels on the stovetop can cause:

• cross-contamination

• burns and fires

• electric shock

• knife injuries

One way to prevent a fire in the kitchen:

• keep nails trim

• keep knife pointing down

• washing hands

• keep hair tied back

To put out a grease fire in a pan:

• cover with a towel

• put a lid on it

• dump water on it

• scream for help

Metal in a ____________ can cause a fire.

• microwave

• oven

• toaster oven

• bathtub

You put out a fire on a towel by:

• pouring water on it

• pouring grease on it

• waving it around

• throwing it out the back door

Steam can cause burns.

• True

• False

Climbing counters to reach something is fine as long as someone is watching you.

• True

• False