Preparing Basic Food Items

Preparing Basic Food Items

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify the correct equipment and handle it safely and hygienically. You will also be able to use the correct ingredients for basic dishes.

What do you already know about preparing basic food items?

Personal Hygiene Rules

Clean fingernails
No jewelry
Regular hand washing

Food Safety Advice

Handle food to prevent bacteria growth
Prevent cross-contamination

Using Correct Ingredients

Identify and use the correct ingredients for basic dishes

Cleaning Work Areas and Equipment

Clean work areas and equipment safely and hygienically during and after preparing food

Storing Prepared Food Items

Store prepared food items safely and hygienically ready for use as required

Definition List

Hygiene: The conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases
Safety: The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury
Cross-contamination: The process by which bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or object to another, with harmful effect
Binary fission: The division of a single entity into two or more parts and the regeneration of those parts to separate entities
Sanitiser: A substance, or mixture of substances, designed to kill microorganisms and prevent their growth

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.