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Kitchen Safety Answer Key
🔥 Part 1: Food Safety & Temperature
1. What is the safe internal cooking temperature for chicken?
60°C
✓
75°C
65°C
80°C
2. Safe cooking temperatures - Fill in the blanks:
Beef (medium-well): 65-70°C
Fish: 63°C
Pork: 71°C
3. Why should you use different chopping boards for meat and vegetables?
Answer: To prevent cross-contamination. Raw meat contains harmful bacteria that can cause food poisoning if transferred to ready-to-eat foods like vegetables and fruits.
4. List TWO reasons why hair should be tied back in the kitchen:
1. Prevents hair from falling into food (hygiene)
2. Keeps hair away from heat sources and flames (safety)
🔪 Part 2: Kitchen Safety Practices
5. Knife Safety - Select ALL correct practices:
✓
Cut away from your body
✓
Keep knives sharp and clean
Leave knives in soapy water
✓
Use a chopping board
Catch a falling knife
6. Fire Safety - What should you do if oil catches fire in a pan?
Answer: 1. Turn off the heat source immediately
2. Cover the pan with a lid to cut off oxygen supply
3. Never use water on an oil fire
4. Leave the pan to cool completely before removing the lid
7. Match the kitchen hazard to its risk level:
Sharp knives
Wet floors
Hot surfaces
Raw chicken
HIGH - Cuts/lacerations
HIGH - Slips and falls
MEDIUM - Burns
HIGH - Food poisoning
⚠️ Part 3: High-Risk Kitchen Hazards
8. Explain why these kitchen situations are HIGH RISK:
a) Leaving pot handles facing outward:
Risk: Handles can be knocked, causing hot contents to spill and cause severe burns
b) Not washing hands after handling raw meat:
Risk: Bacteria transfer to other surfaces/foods causing cross-contamination and food poisoning
c) Wearing loose clothing near gas flames:
Risk: Clothing can easily catch fire, causing serious burns and potential kitchen fire
9. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Name THREE items you should wear/use in the kitchen:
1. Apron (protects clothing and skin)
2. Closed-toe shoes (protects feet from spills/dropped items)
3. Oven mitts/gloves (protects hands from heat)
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