Kitchen Safety Flashcards
What is the first thing you should do before you start working with food?
Wash your hands.
What do you do when you have finished using a knife?
Wash it individually in the sink, rinse it, dry it and put it away.
Which tool is safe to use when stirring hot liquids in a pot or pan on the stove top?
Wooden spoon
Identify the term used to describe harmful bacteria spreading from raw foods to other foods.
Cross contamination
Which of the following safety procedures can help prevent burns?
Turn pot/pan handles away from the edge of the stove
When cooking with others, choose the safest order of actions when removing food from a hot oven.
Communicate that you are opening the oven/open oven door all the way/put on oven mitts.
Identify the safest way to defrost meat.
On the bottom shelf of the refrigerator
If there is a grease fire in a pot or pan on the stove top, which of the following should NEVER be used to try and put out the fire?
Water
What must a food handler with a hand wound do to safely work with food?
Bandage the wound with an impermeable cover and wear a single-use glove
When checking food cooking on the stove top,
how
should you open the lid of a hot pot?
Stand back and lift lid away from you
