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WorksheetsKnife Cuts, Recipes, & Equipment Test
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 49mins
While cutting vegetables for stir fry, A.J. 's cutting board was sliding around on the counter. What would you suggest for him to do to keep it from sliding around?
Put a damp paper towel under it
Hold it with one of your hands
Use a different cutting board
Put water under it
Which is a task I would use a serrated knife for?
Trimming carrots
Cutting beef into bite sized pieces for a stew
Slicing bread
Chopping onions
Joe is making chicken tenders and it says to dredge the chicken. Which describes 'dredge'?
To coat an item in flour
To cut into thin stripes
To immerse completely in hot fat
To Incorporate air into the chicken
When making cookies, the recipe says to cream together the butter and sugar. Which best describes what you should do?
Mix the ingredients together until light and fluffy
Coat the butter in the sugar before baking it
Boil the butter
Cook it in the oven under the broiler
George is cutting potatoes for mashed potatoes. How should he be holding his chef's knife?
4 fingers around the handle and the pointer finger on the spine of the blade
3 fingers around the handle and the thumb and pointer finger pinching the bolster
5 fingers around the handle with no fingers near or on the blade
3 fingers around the handle and 2 fingers on the spine of the blade
When cutting foods, your hand not holding the knife should be holding the cutting board down so it doesn't move around.
True
False
When bakers add designs on the surface of bread, they score the bread.
True
False
When using a dull knife, you are less likely to cut your finger.
True
False
An example of a braise would be a pot roast since you brown the roast then cook it in liquid for a long period of time.
True
False
When peeling an apple for apple pie you should use a chef's knife to peel it.
True
False
A grater should be used to grate cheese.
True
False
Folding in is a technique to gently mix delicate ingredients to keep them light and fluffy. Which would be a “delicate” ingredient?
Whipped egg white in Angel Food Cake
Whipped cream into a mixture
Chocolate chips into a cookie dough
All of the above are delicate items
When cooking stir fry, we are essentially sauteing vegetables and chicken. Which describes “saute”?
To cook food by steam by placing a food in a basket over boiling water
Cook items uncovered in the oven
Cook food in a small amount of fat over medium heat
To cook under direct heat
Titus is plating his food. To enhance the appearance of the dish and make it look visually appealing, he added small, colorful bits of food. What did he do?
Garnish the food
Score the food
Dredge the food
Saute the food
Match the following
Mince
A very fine (small) cut
Julienne
Long thin stripes, 1/8x1/8x2 inches
Dice
Cube like cuts
Batonnet
Thicker stripes, like a McDonalds French
Slice
To cut across grain into equal pieces
used for washing or draining vegetables, fruits, pastas, and other foods
Drainer
Colander
Sieve
Bowl with Holes
A whisk is used to:
serve spaghetti or pasta
blend ingredients until smooth or incorporate air to mixture
measure liquid ingredients
grab or turn foods
Kitchen shears are used to:
slice through poultry breastbones
cut bacon to a desired length
snip herbs or small vegetables
all of the above
What is a name of this?
Cuttery
Whisk
Spoon
Ladle
has various blades on each side used to shred or slice food or zest fruits
Herb Chopper
Box Grater
Mandoline
Schears
This is often used to level food items such as flour and sugar.
rubber scraper
turner
straight edge spatula
This is called a ___________.
double boiler
saucepan
frying pan
skillet
This item is most commonly used to retrieve food from a hot liquid.
Sifter
Rotary Beater
Mixing Spoon
Slotted Spoon
What tool would you use to saute?
rolling pin
wooden spoon
skillet/frying pan
kitchen tongs
Name this utensil...
Microwave Bowls
Mixing Bowls
Strainer
Flower pots
Which type of utensil would be best for removing peas from hot water?
Slotted spoon
Solid spoon
Wooden spoon
Ladle
All of the following tools could be used to lift and turn meat during cooking EXCEPT...
Tongs
Turner
Rubber Spatula
Wooden spoon
Which piece of equipment is used to roll and stretch out dough?
Rolling pin
Kitchen shears
Pastry blender
What piece of equipment is shown?
Saucepan
Stockpot
Crockpot
Skillet
What piece of equipment is shown?
Cookie /Baking Sheet
Cake Pan
Muffin Pan
Pizza pan
I use a whisk to .............
flatten meat
beat liquids such as eggs and milk
stir pasta
chop mushrooms
Uses whirling blades to blend, whip, mix, chop, and puree foods. What is it?
Food processor
Food chopper
Blender
Mixer
Which piece of equipment is used to chop, dice, slice, mince, cube, etc
Chef knife
Slicing knife
Paring knife
Bread knife
A serrated knife would be best used for:
meat or poultry
chopping vegetables
seeding or paring food
food you don't want to crush such as tomatoes and bread
A ________________ is a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.
cookbook
tutorial
recipe
formula
What is the yield in a recipe?
The amount of servings it makes.
How long it takes to cook it.
How many calories it contains.
The number of ingredients in the recipe.
What is the yield for this recipe?
10
1
17
30
What is missing from this recipe?
Title
Directions for Preparation
Ingredients
Amounts for the Ingredients
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