Kitchen Safety Flashcards
Common injuries (5)
Cuts
Burns and fires
Electrocution
Falls
Poisoning and chemical hazards
Which is safer a sharp knife or a dull knife?
Sharp
What should you do if a knife falls?
Jump back and let it drop
How should you wash knives?
Separately
How should you remove broken glass?
Wipe the area with several layers of damp paper towels
Turn handles of cookware __________
Inward
Use _____, _____ pot holders when handling hot pans
Thick, dry
Open lids _____ from your body
Away
What should you pull out first when removing cookware from the oven?
Oven rack
Wear _____________ sleeves while cooking
Short or close fitting
What should you do with long hair while cooking?
Tie it back
Keep towels, pot holders, paper towels and other flammable materials ____ from the stove.
Away
_______ leaving the kitchen while cooking
Avoid
What should you do for a small pan fire?
Use a larger lid to smother the flame
What should you do for a grease fire?
Use baking soda
Unplug electrical appliances from the outlet by ____
Plug
Keep poisons in their ________ containers
Original
Define hazard
Potentially dangerous
Define flammable
Anything that ignites easily or is capable of burning rapidly
Define a food borne illness
Any disease caused by food
Symptoms occur within ______ to ______ hours
2-72
Campylobacteriosis
Poultry, milk, mountain stream
Salmonella
Poultry, eggs Promptly cool or freeze foods, fully reheat stored food
E. Coli
Ground beef
Norwalk and Norwalk-like virus
Human fecal matter, shellfish
Listeriosis
Soft cheese, deli, fish, hot dogs Stiff need, confusion, loss of balance Wash raw veggies
Clostridium botulinum
Home-canned foods Muscle weakness, dry mouth, headache, double vision, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, can be fatal
Bacteria temperature zone
40-140
Trash food after ___ at room temperature
2 hours
How to measure dry ingredients
Heap-level-empty
How to measure solid ingredients
Pack-level-empty
More accidents occur in the ________ than any other room of the home
Kitchen
What is in a recipe? (6)
Name, ingredients, equipment, directions, yield, and sometimes nutritional analysis
Teaspoon
tsp or t
Tablespoon
Tbsp. or T
Cup
c.
Pint
pt.
Quart
qt.
Gallon
gal.
Ounce/fluid ounce
oz. and fl. oz.
Pound
lb.
Few grains
f.g.
Dozen
doz.
Inch
in.
Second
sec.
Minute
min.
Hour
hr.
What are the standard sizes of dry measuring cups?
1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
What are the standard sizes of measuring spoons?
1 T, 1 t, 1/2 t, 1/4 t
E of pinch or dash
less than 1/8 teaspoon
E of 1 tablespoon
3 teaspoon
E of 1/4 cup
4 tablespoons
E of 1/3 cup
5 tablespoons and a teaspoon