Knife Safety

Match the type of knife with the correct use

• Chopping, slicing, dicing vegetables.

• 
• Smaller knife chopping fruit/vegetables

• 
• Chopping and slicing meat and vegetables

• 
• Spread fillings onto flat surfaces

• 
• Splitting meat and bone

• 

A _____ knife is a safe knife.

• Dull

• Small

• Large

• Sharp

use the _________ technique to protect fingers while cutting foods.

• Claw grip

• flat fingers

• Nuckle grip

• Palm grip

When using a knife, cut ______ from yourself.

• Away

• Toward

What is the best way to wash knives?

• In the dishwasher

• As soon as they've been used

• After the other dishes have been washed

• They only need to be washed after cutting meat

What should you do if you have to walk with a knife?

• Walk with the knife by your side AND pointed down

• Walk with the knife by your side

• Walk with the knife in your food so it has a place to stay

• None of the following answers are safe

What is the safest way to clean a knife?

• In the dishwasher

• By hand, with the blade facing away from you

• By soaking it in water

• By wiping it with a dry cloth

Which of the following is a sign that a knife needs to be sharpened?

• It cuts through food easily

• It slips off the food

• It makes a clean cut

• It feels smooth to the touch

What is the safest way to pass a knife to someone else?

• Handing it to them blade first

• Handing it to them handle first

• Throwing it to them

• Placing it on a surface for them to pick up

Match the type of knife with the correct use

• Slicing bread

• 
• Realign blade edges and sharpen

• 
• Removing bone from fish, poultry & meat

•