This document provides information about kitchen equipment, kitchen safety, and food safety. It lists common kitchen tools like a rolling pin, measuring cups and spoons, blender, spatula, colander, microwave, oven/range, and refrigerator. It describes the functions of each tool. It also provides guidance on kitchen and food safety best practices like handwashing, hair restraints, fire safety, supervision, knife safety, food separation, and healthy eating using the food guide pyramid. It asks multiple choice questions to test comprehension.

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Whitney Perry

2.  Kitchen Equipment
 Kitchen Safety
 Food Safety

3.  Rolling Pin
 Flattens dough
 Measuring Spoons/ Measuring Cups
 Measures liquids and solids to follow recipes
 Blender
 Container containing a blade that can cut food in
many different sizes according to preferences
 Spatula
 Flat utensil, usually used to flip items (ex.
Omelets and pancakes)

4.  Colander
 Container with small holes at the bottom, used
to drain liquid off of food
 Microwave
 Cooks food quickly, cooks from the inside out
using waves
 Oven/ Range
 Oven- cooks food from outside in in a controlled
box
 Range- hot spots on top of the oven where you
cook with pots and pans
 Refrigerator
 Keeps food cold so it doesn’t spoil

5.  Question-What item mentioned of the
previous two slides drains liquid from food?
 Blender
 Colander
 Spatula

6.  GreatJob, you must have been paying
attention
 Click the trophy below to continue..

7.  Nice Try, go back and try again.

8.  Always wash hands with soap and warm
water
 Sing happy birthday to yourself while washing
hands and don’t stop until you finish, to make
sure they’re really clean
 Ifyou have long hair keep it pulled back
 Always keep a fire extinguisher close
 Have a fire safety plan
 Adult supervision is always required
 Especially when using sharp utensils and
electronic appliances

9.  Well lit
 Make sure you can see what your doing
 Keep handles pointed towards the center of
the range
 It will keep you from knocked the pan in the
floor
 Knife safety
 Never use a knife without supervision or
permission

10.  Question-What song should you sing to make
sure you kill all the germs when washing your
hands?
 Happy Birthday
 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
 Ring Around The Rosie

11.  Nice Try, go back and try again.

12.  Always keep food separated
 Raw and cooked foods should never mix
 Never cut meat on a wooden cooking board
 The bacteria can contaminate and sink into the
wood, so the next time you use it you can cross
contaminate
 Always wash food before eating
 Especially fruits and veggies

13.  Eat a balanced diet
 Eating healthy foods make you feel good
 Use the food guide pyramid to help

14.  Question-What can you use to make sure you
eat a healthy balanced diet
 Only eat vegetables
 Food Guide Pyramid
 Food Guide Square

15.  GreatJob, you must have been paying
attention
 Click the trophy below to continue..

16.  Nice Try, click the button below to try again

17.  Being safe in the kitchen is very important
 You need to know what things are and how to use
them properly
 You need to know how to keep your self safe
 Have Fun!!

18.  Teach Your Child the Basics of Cooking « Teach Kids
How
 Teach Kids How. (2009). Retrieved January
26, 2010, from http://www.teachkidshow.com/teach-
your-child-the-basics-of-cooking/
 Kitchen Safety for Kids
 Illinois, U. o. (n.d.). Kitchen Safety for Kids. Retrieved
January 26, 2010, from
http://wellnessways.aces.illinois.edu/pdf/Feeding%20Yo
ung%20Children/Kitchen%20Safety%20for%20Kids-
Teacher's%20Guide.pdf
 Love Chef for Kids
 Love Chef for Kids. (2002). Retrieved January
26, 2010, from
http://www.thelovechef.com/kids/equipment.html#Top
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