Midterm Flashcards
What are examples of chemical contamination?
Cleaning products, pest control chemicals, heavy metals, etc.
When you drop a knife, what should you never try and do?
Catch it
Kitchen floors, and floors in high traffic area, should be kept ____ at all times.
Dry
Which groups of people are NOT considered a high-risk group for foodborne illness?
Teenagers
How should cleaning agents and food products be stored?
Away from each other
What are examples of physical contamination?
Taking food out of the packaging and putting it away into safe containers, hair should be tied back, fingernails should be cut short, unpolished, and clean
Salmonella is a foodborne illness is caused by
Beef, poultry, seafood, egg, and milk
Moldy food is caused by
Fungus
Hepatitis A is an illness that is caused by what?
A virus caused by eating or drinking something contaminated with fecal matter
What is the food ‘danger zone’
41F-135F
Hot food must be held at a minimum internal temperature of
135F
What temperature must cooked vegetables reach to be safely hot-held for service?
135F
To measure surface temperature without touching the object, you would use what type of thermometer?
Infrared Thermometer
How would you calibrate a bimetallic stemmed thermometer?
Ice water going at 32F
What is the minimum internal temperature of the chicken?
165F
What is the minimum internal temperature hot foods must be held at?
135F
Cold foods should be held below what temperature at all times?
41F
List the order food should be stored on shelves from top to bottom and which products should be first to last
Top to Bottom: Ready to eat food, whole cuts of beef and pork, ground meats and fish, and whole ground poultry
What is the definition of cross-contamination?
Bacteria/microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance/object to another
When washing your hands, the water should be minimum of what temperature?
100F
If you have a wound on your hand, you must do what to the wound?
Bandage it and cover it with a glove
What is a toque as part of the chef’s uniform?
Hat
What is the process called when properly cooling down stock
Venting
The 2nd compartment in a 3-compartment sink is used for what?
Rinsing
The 3rd compartment of a 3-compartment sink is used for what?
Sanitizer
What is the difference between leavened and unleavened bread?
Leavened: yeast
Unleavened: no yeast
The deck oven is also known as:
The pizza oven
You would use a proof box/proofer for?
proofing
What are the standard attachments to commercial mixers?
Hook, Whisk, and Paddle
What is the commercial version of the conventional food processor?
Robo Coupe
What is the process when a chef marks a portion of the bread with a knife, light pressure w/o cutting
scoring
What is the best way to cool hard crust bread?
Wired rack
Mise en place means:
to put into place
Fermentation converts glucose into alcohol and what else?
CO2
What mixing attachment would you use for straight dough
hook attachment
When proofing straight dough, how long should it be proofed?
until it doubles in size
Which knife is best to separate rib meat from the bones?
Boning knife
Which knife would you use for slicing and dicing a large volume of vegetables?
Chef’s knife
Where should the blade of the knife make contact with your guide’s hand cutting?
knuckles
Which knife cut is defined as being a cut that is 2 inches in length and 1/4 inch, squared?
Fine Julienne
By cutting a Julienne perpendicularly ( into smaller cubes), you will get what dice?
Brunoise
The larget egg size is called
Jumbo
Overy-easy
Flipped, yolk is runny, and egg white runny
Over-medium
Flipped, yolk somewhat runny, and egg white is firm
Over-hard
Flipped, yolk is firm, and egg white is firm
A fried egg that is not flipped is called what?
Sunnyside
What should be added when doing a poached egg?
Distilled White Vinegar
Overcooking scrambled eggs will result in what?
Becomes rubbery loses the texture of what it should be
What should you di after cleaning lettuce?
Dry it with a lettuce dryer
Salad greens should be washed at what temperature of the water?
Cold water bath
