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Question 1

In which order should you buy food?

Answer 1

Hot food first then cold food.

Question 2

How do you store food when you get home from the store?

Answer 2

Put foods that might spoil like milk products and meat in the fridge of freezer.
Keep fresh fruits and vegetables in the fridge until needed.
Put in raw meat, poultry, or fish first in the fridge so the juices don’t drip onto other things.

Question 3

How do you store raw meat in the fridge?

Answer 3

Always put them at the bottom.

Question 4

What kills bacteria when canning foods?

Answer 4

The heat.

Question 5

What do you do with electrical equipment when not in use?

Answer 5

Unplug them.

Question 6

How do you clean your hands when handling food?

Answer 6

Wash with soapy water.
Dry with a clean towel.
Wash them often; in between working with different foods and right after preparing raw meat.

Question 7

What do you use when chopping and slicing food?

Answer 7

A cutting board.

Question 8

What do you look for when buying canned food?

Answer 8

Dents
Bulges
Leaking
Rust

Question 9

What are 3 reasons you might throw away canned food?

Answer 9

The food looks moldy or bubbly.
It smells very strong or very bad, like rotten eggs.
If you are unsure whether the food is safe to eat.

Question 10

What are 2 pieces of information to write on the label of frozen food containers?

Answer 10

Name of food
Date

Question 11

What should you do with a partially used can?

Answer 11

Transfer the food to a container with a lid and put it in the fridge.

Question 12

Why should you label containers in your kitchen?

Answer 12

So you don’t mix them up with something else.

Question 13

How do you drain hot water from food?

Answer 13

Put the strainer or colander in the sink.
Take the pot of hot food to the sink.
Pour the food into the strainer by turning the pot away from you. This is safer because the steam from the hot food will not hit your face or upper arms.

Question 14

How do you prevent accidents in the kitchen?

Answer 14

Clear some counter space and make sure you have enough space to work.

Question 15

How do you prevent burns in the kitchen?

Answer 15

Turn the handles of pots and pans inward.
Don’t pick up a hot pan without using a pot holder.
Clean the stove regularly to remove oil or grease that may catch fire.
Keep hands and face away from the hot steam rising from a cooking pot.

Question 16

How do you put out a grease fire?

Answer 16

Put baking soda on it.

Question 17

How do you prevent cuts in the kitchen?

Answer 17

Sweep up the pieces right away if you break something.
Cut away from yourself.
Place food on a cutting board when cutting it.
Keep knives and other heavy utensils away from the edge of the counter.

Question 18

How do you prevent falls in the kitchen?

Answer 18

If you spill something, clean it up right away.
Keep all toys off the floor.

Question 19

How do you use electricity wisely?

Answer 19

Unplug electrical equipment when not in use.
Do not operate the microwave when it is empty.

Question 20

What can you do to prevent poisoning with cleaners and pesticides?

Answer 20

Label all containers.
Keep bleach ammonia and other dangerous household chemicals away from children.
Let fresh air into a work space when using chemicals that give off dangerous fumes.