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Kitchen Safety Basics

Help keep a shared kitchen safe and clean. Read each situation carefully, then choose or write the safest response. If there is immediate danger, move away and tell a responsible adult.

Before you begin

A safe cook washes hands with soap, ties back long hair, wears an apron if available, and clears the work area. Follow the adult’s instructions, use equipment only when shown how, and never rush or play in the kitchen.

Kitchen safety mission

Read the safety notes and solve the situations. Chopping-board colour systems can vary between kitchens, so always check the labels or ask the person in charge. A common system is: red for raw meat, yellow for raw poultry, blue for raw fish, green for vegetables and salad, and brown for cooked meat. Keep raw and ready-to-eat foods separate, and wash boards and utensils between uses.

1.Sione is about to prepare vegetables. Which action is the best first step?
  • Wash her hands with soap and water, then use a clean board
  • Start chopping quickly before anyone needs the bench
  • Wipe her hands on a tea towel and begin
2.Match each board colour to its common use. Check local labels because systems may differ.
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Brown
  • Raw poultry
  • Raw fish
  • Vegetables and salad
  • Raw meat
  • Cooked meat
3.Choose the safest way to manage long hair and loose sleeves while cooking.
  • Tie long hair back and secure loose sleeves
  • Leave hair loose so it stays cool
  • Roll sleeves down over your hands
4.A puddle of water is beside the bench. What should you do?
5.A pot is heating on the stove. Which choice reduces the chance of someone knocking it?
  • Turn the pot handle inward, away from the edge
  • Leave the handle sticking out for easy reaching
  • Put a tea towel over the handle
6.True or false: It is safe to leave cooking food unattended while you go to another room.
TrueFalse
7.Kai has just used a board for raw chicken and now wants to slice cucumber for a salad. What should happen before the cucumber is cut?
8.Put these dishwashing steps in a sensible order by writing 1–5 beside each: rinse; scrape off food scraps; wash with hot soapy water; air-dry or dry with a clean tea towel; sort dishes, putting glasses before greasy pots.
9.A friend starts running and joking beside someone using a knife. What are two safe things you could do?
10.You smell smoke from a pan. What is the safest response for a young person?

3 printable pages

  • Kitchen Safety Basics, page 1 of 3: Before you begin, Kitchen safety mission

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  • Kitchen Safety Basics, page 2 of 3: 3. Choose the safest way to manage long hair and loose sleeves while cooking.

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  • Kitchen Safety Basics, page 3 of 3: 10. You smell smoke from a pan. What is the safest response for a young person?

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