Introduction
VII
Chapter 9 You in the Kitchen
291
Unit 3 You and Food
290
Chapter Review
Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. List three reasons you should
use and care for kitchen tools
properly.
2. What are two benefi ts of using a
microwave oven?
3. Give two examples of bakeware
and two examples of cookware.
4. List three common kitchen
accidents. Give two hints for
preventing each accident listed.
5. What are fi ve ways to prevent
foodborne illnesses?
6. List four pieces of information
that should be included in
recipes.
7. List the steps for measuring dry
ingredients.
8. Fill in the blanks.
A. _____ teaspoons =
1 tablespoon
B. _____ tablespoons = 1 cup
C. _____ ounces = 1 pound
D. _____ quarts = 1 gallon
9. Why is it important to
understand the measuring,
cutting, mixing, and cooking
terms used in recipes?
10. Why do you need to cook food
at the correct temperature?
11. What is the difference between
moist-heat cooking methods
and dry-heat cooking methods?
12. List hints for cooking foods
from each food group.
13. What should you do to prevent
a banana from turning brown
after it has been sliced?
14. What is the fi rst step in making
a time schedule?
15. Perry is making dinner tonight.
While the potatoes bake, he
is preparing the salad and
making the main course. This is
called _____.
16. True or false. Your kitchen
should be organized according
to work centers.
17. True or false. Work plans are
used when cooking by yourself.
Life Skills
18. A manager of a local small
restaurant is a friend of your
family. The restaurant offers
meals served in the restaurant
and carryout food. She heard
you had been studying safety
and sanitation in the kitchen.
She has asked you to visit her
restaurant and check the safety
and sanitation practices and
to prepare a report for her. She
will use the report to train her
staff in the restaurant. Review
Section 9-2 to develop your
plan. Write the section’s four
headings at the top of one or
two pages, then list the points
under the heading you will look
for on your visit. Turn in your
fi nal report. What have you
learned that you might use in
your family’s kitchen?
Technology
19. Research the Internet for
information about food safety
education. Use a key term like
food safety. The
fi ghtbac.org
website offers simple, practical
advice to keep food safe from
harmful bacteria. Use word
processing software to prepare
a report with suggestions
to help keep food safe in
food preparation class and
in the school cafeteria. Share
this information with your
classmates, teachers, and
cafeteria manager.
Journal
Writing
20. Plan to make a meal for your
family. Choose the foods you
want to prepare. Then make
a schedule to follow when
preparing the meal. After you
have prepared your meal, write
a short journal entry describing
the event.
Academics
21. Science. Research which
nontoxic, common household
products can be used instead of
cleaners with toxic chemicals.
Those chemicals are unsafe and
can cause pollution. Make a list
of the environmentally friendly
materials and substances
that can be used for different
kitchen cleaning tasks. Turn in a
one-page report.
22. Math. In the school foods lab
or at home, practice measuring
1 cup and 1 tablespoon of each
of the following ingredients:
milk, fl our, brown sugar, and
butter. Be sure to follow the
directions given in the chapter.
23. Writing. In your food preparation
class, write a work plan for a
nutritious meal your group is
going to prepare. Follow the work
plan as your group prepares and
serves the meal and cleans up.
Discuss any problems that may
have occurred after the event.
Brainstorm ideas for how to solve
these problems in the future.
FCCLA
24. Set up a family dinner night,
where your family gathers at
least one evening a week for
dinner together. Work with your
family to decide the night and
the menus to be planned. Set
up a work plan. Then develop
an FCCLA Family Ties project
for the Power of One program.
Obtain further information
about this program from your
FCCLA advisor.
Questions reinforce
recall of chapter content.
Chapter Review
Activities encourage real-life
application of skills discussed
in the text.
Life Skills
Students apply various
technologies to explore chapter
topics and complete activities.
Technology
Writing opportunities
help students practice
and develop writing
skills.
Journal Writing
Individual and team
activities suggest ways
to expand projects for
competitive events.
FCCLA Academics
Chapter content links to
various academic areas such
as math, science, social
studies, and reading.