WorksheetsKitchen Safety
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why shouldn't you place a hot glass pan on a cool surface?
The glass expands when it comes in contact with the cold.
It could harm the glass and cause PFAs to enter your food.
The glass shrinks when it comes in contact with the cold.
It causes the food in the glass pan to cool rapidly and mess up the cooking process.
You should wear a long-sleeve shirt to protect your arms when cooking.
True.
False.
Why should you wash your cutting board in between uses?
So the flavors of the food don't mix.
So there is no cross-contamination.
So you don't have to get a new cutting board every time you prepare a different food.
A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp knife.
True.
False.
Which temperature of water is better for cleaning?
Cold.
Hot.
Why should you wear shoes when you cook?
So that knives don't fall on your feet.
So your dogs don't get cold.
So your feet don't get dirty.
How many residential fires are there in the U.S. each year?
180,000
91,00
230,000
172,000
Which way should the handles of the pots be turned?
Away from the center of the stove so that they're easier to grab.
Away from the center so you can hold the pan with your dominant hand and cook with the other.
Towards the center of the stove so you don't knock the pans off the stove.
Towards the center of the stove so you can rest your spoon on the hole in the handle.
Where should you set a hot glass lid?
On the stove.
On the counter.
In the sink.
On a trivet/potholder.
Why should you not use metal utensils with nonstick pans?
It scratches the pan.
It flakes off the nonstickiness.
The utensil will get really hot and could burn your hand.
The food will taste like metal.
What is Jennifer Shaffer's (the writer of "Top 10 Kitchen Safety Do's and Don'ts") motto?
"One step forward, two steps back."
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
"Use missteps as stepping stones to deeper understanding and greater achievement."
"If you never step forward, you'll always be in the same place."
Using a meat cleaver to slice strawberries is a great idea.
Obviously.
If I had to cut produce and had the choice of a knife and a meat cleaver I would not choose the meat cleaver.
Your sink automatically cleans itself because there is water (and sometimes soap) always washing the food away.
True.
False.
Why shouldn't you put out oil fires with water?
Water is polar and oil is nonpolar, so they repel.
Each water molecule has two oxygen and oxygen fuels fire.
It takes too long to get the water and put out the fire.
Should you stir away or towards your body?
Towards because it's easier to control what you're stirring.
Towards because it's easier to see what you're doing.
Away so you don't get the food on yourself.
Away because it's easier to add new ingredients to your bowl or pot.
You should lift the lid of your pot or pan straight up because it is the most efficient way to get the steam out.
True.
False.
