Hygiene in the Food Technology Learning Space

Hygiene in the Food Technology Learning Space

The word hygiene relates to C______. Hygiene is particularly important when we work with food as our actions have the potential to contaminate the food and cause a risk to the health and safety of other people who consume (eat) the food.

1. Personal Hygiene
Wear a clean apron to cover your clothes. This will stop the transfer of dirt (which contains bacteria) onto the food.
Take off all jewellery before you begin to prepare food. These can be hiding places for bacteria.
Tie hair back and/ or wear a hair net. This prevents loose strands of hair falling into food.
Wash hands and nails thoroughly with soap and running water. This should be done;
-  Before handling food
-  After handling food
-  After using cleaning products
-  After going to the toilet
-  After using a tissue/ hankie
Cover cuts and grazes on hands.
Do not cough or sneeze over food. Hundreds of bacteria can be transferred through the air.
Use a clean spoon to taste food. Remember to wash it after- do not double-dip!
2. Environmental Hygiene

Working in a clean environment and using hygienic practices is equally as important as personal hygiene.

a)  Equipment – Tea Towel:

è  Do use it only for drying up the dishes

è  Do NOT - wear it flung over your s______

- use it to wipe up s _ _ _ _ _

- Dish Cloth

è  Must be kept c_ _ _ _

è  Do s______it and dry it out thoroughly

b)  Work Area - Keep it c_ _ _ _ and t _ _ _ whilst working

- W_ _ _ down all surfaces used when finished

- Dry all equipment thoroughly and put it away in its correct location

c)  Work Practices – Follow the Washing Up PROCEDURE

ACTIVITY 1A: Cut and paste the images in their correct order. Provide a description for each step.

Step / Image / Description
1
2
3
4
5

ACTIVITY 1B: When washing dishes, it is important that you wash them from cleanest to dirtiest. Cut and paste the images in sequential order (from cleanest to dirtiest).

Step / Image / Name of Equipment
1
2
3
4
5

Practical Lesson Routine

1.  Put on ______and tie ______back.

2.  Place ______(tea towel and container) on open shelf area.

3.  ______hands thoroughly.

4.  Re-read ______and allocate ______to each group member.

5.  Organise all necessary ______/holding equipment onto a plastic ______.

6.  Take this tray, recipe and a partner to the front of the room to collect ______from the teacher.

7.  Other group members will collect any other equipment, turn on oven (if applicable) and organise a bowl for scraps.

8.  Prepare food as per the recipe, keeping work bench area clean and tidy at all times.

9.  ______up as your go -> stack used utensils neatly onto allocated sink.

10.  Wash up utensils and put back into correct ______whilst food is in final stages.

11.  Half the group members are to check entire ______area whilst the remaining group members continue cleaning up.

Word Bank
work; hair; equipment; clean; wash; ingredients; tasks; tray; apron; location; measurements; recipe

Cooking Appliances: The Stove

The main appliance used for cooking is the stove. It may be powered as gas or electricity but it usually consists of 3 main parts;

·  C_ _ _ - T_ _

·  O _ _ _

·  G ______

ACTIVITY: Label the three main parts of a stove.

Using the Oven

Ovens are used to bake, roast, casserole and re-heat food by supplying heat and maintaining the desired temperature in a contained space. The heat radiates from a source at the top or bottom of the oven and may be assisted to circulate evenly by the use of a convention fan.

Method

1.  Open the oven door.

2.  Adjust the shelves to suit the foods being cooked/ bake-ware size.

3.  Turn the oven on.

4.  Place foods in the oven and close the door gently.

5.  Check the food periodically.

6.  Remove the food when it is cooked -> USE OVEN MITS.

7.  Put dish onto cooling rack or a heat mat – NOT directly onto the bench.

8.  Close the oven door immediately.

Electric Oven
·  Turn oven knob to desired temperature setting.
·  Allow 10-15 minutes for oven to warm up to each desired operating temperature (the thermostat light will go on when the oven is switched on and will go out when the correct temperature is reached).

9.  Turn the oven off and allow to cool down.

Temperature Settings

Whilst the temperature dial is marked in Degrees Celsius (from approximately 100-250), some recipes will use words instead of specific temperatures.

Recipe Terminology / Temperature Conversion
Very Slow
Slow
Moderately Slow
Moderate
Moderately Hot
Hot
Very Hot