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WorksheetsEggs and Cooking Methods
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The porous covering made of calcium carbonate that allows the transfer of gas through the egg is called the __________
Yolk
Shell
Chalaza
Germinal disk
This part of the egg is formed when the egg cools to the temperature of its surroundings. As the contents of the egg cools, the egg contracts faster than the shell, which creates the _________
Yolk
Shell
Air Cell
Germinal Disk
The white cords, or umbilical cord, in the egg, which holds the yolk in the center and provides nutrients to the growing baby chick inside is the _________ .
Yolk
Shell
Chalaza
Germinal disc
The small white spot on the yolk where the female's genetic material is found is called the _________ ( Responses: yolk, shell, chalaza, germinal disc, air cell)
Yolk
Shell
Chalaza
Air cell
The part of the egg that holds all the fat and cholesterol and is the source of food for the baby chick is called the _________
Yolk
Shell
Chalaza
Air Cell
What is the function of egg in pudding?
Thickener
Interfering agent
Structure
Emulsifier
An example of eggs being used as an emulsifier is
Egg foam pancakes
Pudding
Mayonnaise
Pickles
Which of the following foods uses eggs as a binding/coating agent?
meringues
ice cream
fried chicken
Pudding
An example of egg whites being used as leavening agent is
Meringues
Meatballs
Mayonnaise
Fried Chicken
If you are frying or poaching eggs, what grade or grades of eggs should you use?
A
B
AA
AA and A
The 3 grades of eggs are:
A. AA, A, and B.
B. B, C, and D.
C. None of the above
AA, A, and B.
B, C, and D.
None of the above
All of the above
Eggs should be stored in
the refrigerator door.
the original carton in the back of the refrigerator.
a baking dish.
Egg separator
Eggs can become tough and rubbery when
If you cover with a lid
They are not stirred enough
Other ingredients are added to them.
They are cooked on high heat for an extended period of time.
The part of the egg that is used to create an egg foam is the
Chalaza
Albumen
Germinal disc
Air Cell
When making scrambled eggs, generally heat should be
Low to medium low.
Medium low to medium.
Medium to High
It doesn't matter.
Which of the following lists the stages of an egg foam in the correct order that they occur?
A. soft peaks, stiff peaks, foamy
B. stiff peaks, soft peaks, foamy
C.stiff peaks, soft peaks, foamy
Soft peaks, stiff peaks, foamy
Stiff peaks, soft peaks, foamy
Foamy, stiff peaks, soft peaks
Foamy, soft peaks, stiff peaks
When making poached eggs, what is the purpose of the salt or vinegar in the water?
To make the white really white
To prevent the egg from changing color
To flavor the egg
To help the albumen coagulate
All of the following are reasons to crack an egg into a bowl before cooking EXCEPT for which of the following?
A. To check for a bad smell
B. To prevent shells in your eggs
C. To
To speed up the cooking time
To check for a bad smell
To prevent shells in your eggs
To check for imperfections
How can you prevent a green ring from forming around the yolk of a soft-cooked or hard-cooked egg?
Start the egg in a pot of boiling water
Finish the egg in an ice water bath
Start the egg in an ice bath
Pierce the egg with a pin
When you are baking meringue cookies in the oven, what type of cooking method are you using?
A. dry heat
B. frying
C. combination
Dry heat
Frying
Combination
Moist heat
When you are making a hard-cooked egg, which type of cooking method are you using?
Dry heat
Moist heat
Combination
Frying
An example of a dry heat cooking method would be:
Grilling
Simmering
Poaching
Combination
When you are braising a roast, which type of cooking method are you using?
Combination
Dry heat
Frying
Moist heat
An example of a moist heat cooking method would be:
Steaming
Braising
Pan frying
Combination
An example of a frying cooking method would be:
Deep frying
Grilling
Simmering
Baking
