WorksheetsEggs
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The thin layer between the shell and albumen of an egg is called:
membrane
chalaze
air cell
yolk
When you make meringue, eggs are fulfilling the function of:
binding
interference
foams
thickeners
An egg is cooked by cracking into a hot pan, cooking the egg on both sides; egg and yolk are fully cooked throughout.
sunny side up
over easy
poached
over hard
Egg yolks are higher in protein than whites.
true
false
One egg has about how many grams of protein?
6 grams
2 grams
10 grams
15 grams
Which part of the egg contains most of the vitamins?
white
yolk
A jumbo size egg can be Grade B.
true
false
When eggs are used in the preparation of a sauce, they are fulfilling the function of:
emulsification
binding
foam
thickener
When storing eggs, 1 week in the fridge = ____________ on the counter.
3 days
1 day
3 weeks
1 month
Cooking an egg in water outside of its shell is:
hard boiling
sunny side up
soft boiling
poaching
Eggs should always be removed from their carton before storing.
true
false
When cracked onto a plate, a grade AA egg will cover a large surface area, and the yolk will sit very low within the white.
true
false
A hard boiled egg needs to stay in the water for about:
4 minutes
16 minutes
20 minutes
10 minutes
When eggs are used in meatloaf, they are fulfilling the function of:
binding
interference
emulsifying
foams
The egg preparation method where an egg is cracked in a hot pan and never flipped, the top only cooked with steam is:
over easy
soft boil
poached
sunny side up
How do you stop the cooking process after boiling eggs?
set them in an ice bath
freeze them
let them cool in the hot water they cooked in
turn off the heat
The cordlike structure that holds the yolk inside the whites is called:
vitelline membrane
chalaze
germinal disc
albumen
When eggs are used to make ice cream, they are fulfilling the function of:
binding
foams
thickeners
interference
The word yolk comes from the Old English word meaning:
circle
yellow
gold
middle
If an egg is cooked in hot water inside its shell, but the yolk is still very soft and partially runny, the egg was:
hard boiled
over boiled
poached
soft boiled
When eggs help two ingredients mix that normally don't (like oil and water), they are:
binding
emulsifying
interfering
foaming
Eggs are a complete protein.
true
false
Egg yolks do not contain any protein.
true
false
Different colors of egg shells and yolks are an indicator of taste and quality.
true
false
Which government agency tests the quality of eggs and gives them a grade?
FDA
IRS
USDA
CDC
