Cooking and Baking

What is the first thing you should do before you start working with food?

• wash your hands

• measure ingredients

• clean the kitchen

If you have 3/4 of a cup, how much more is needed to equal 1 cup?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

Identify the term that describes the amount of servings in a recipe.

• scale

• portion

• segment

How long can food stay in the temperature danger zone before you should throw it away?

• 2 - 4 hrs

• 1 - 2 hrs

• 3-5 hrs

Identify the term used to describe harmful bacteria spreading from raw foods to other foods.

• cross-contamination

• parallel-contamination

• uni-contamination

• pseudo-contamination

Why do we need to wash our hands before we eat or handle food?

• To prevent illness

• To avoid cross-contamination

• To keep our food germ-free

• All of the above

A convection oven

• cooks faster than a microwave oven.

• cooks exactly the same as a conventional oven.

• is the only part of a range.

• uses a fan to help circulate the heat.

. What do you do when you have finished using a knife?

• put it away immediately

• wash it individually in the sink, rinse it, dry it and put it away

• place it behind the taps and wash it with your other dishes

• put it in the sink to soak

Why is it important to cut food into uniformly sized pieces?

• a. aesthetic appeal

• b. even cooking

• c. distribution of flavor

• d. both a and b

How many 1/2 cups equal 1 cup?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4