Knife Safety

When using a knife, cut ______ from yourself.

• Away

• Toward

A knife is more likely to slip and cut you if it's dull.

• True

• False

Chef's Knives are mostly used for..

• slicing tomatoes and soft foods

• Chopping, Dicing, and mincing

• Small items like fruits and vegetables

• removing bones from fish

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

Not cutting foods on a cutting board can cause your knife to ____________.

• become sharper

• slip while cutting

• Dull/Damage the blade.

• Ruin your countertops

How should you hold a knife

• hold knife handle with one hand and the food item with the other with tucked in fingers

• hold knife handle with one hand and the blade with the other

• hold knife handle with one hand and use your fingers to guide the blade

• hold knife handle with one hand, relax your other hand by your side

How should you cut food that is round?

• slice food in half to get a flat edge

• slice off thin section so food sits flat and stable on the cutting board

• balance the knife carefully on top and start cutting

• hold the knife near the blade and cut the food in half

How do you walk safely with a knife?

• hold knife facing out and on a slight angle

• hold knife facing up with the blade on a slight angle

• hold knife facing down and on a slight angle

• hold knife by the blade and on a slight angle

A ________________ knife is safest to use.

• dull

• sharp