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| Use salt or baking soda, not water, to put out a grease fire. | While Paul is frying some hamburger for chili, a small fire breaks out. Paul quickly gets a glass of water to put out the fire. |
| Keep flammable materials away from the top of the range and away from portable appliances that produce heat. | Tim removed the oven mitt that he found covering one of the burners on the stove. |
| Use a dry pot holder to remove pans from the range. | Rick is making a pizza for supper. The timer goes off; Rick reaches for a pot holder and it falls into the sink. Rick pulls the pot holder out of the sink, wrings out the excess water from the pot holder and uses it to remove the pizza from the oven. |
| Store flammable substances such as aerosol sprays away from heat sources. | After spraying the pan for her brownies, Susie placed the can of cooking spray on the top of the preheated oven. |
| Keep pan handles turned inward on the range. | Ned is boiling water to make macaroni and cheese. He keeps the handle of the pan facing the front of the stove so it will be easy to remove when it is time to drain the macaroni. |
| When removing a pan lid, tilt the lid away from you and do not hold your face directly over the pan. | Carrie carefully removed the lid of the pan by tilting it away from her to check and see if the water in the pan was boiling. |
| When removing a pan from the oven, pull the rack out. Don’t reach into a hot oven. | When the timer buzzed, Carson opened the oven door completely, partially pulled out the oven rack, and removed his pan of muffins. |
| Wear an oven mitt on each hand and use both hands to remove pans from the oven. | Rebecca pulled an oven mitt over her right hand and reached into the oven to pull out the large pan of lasagna she had made for dinner. |
| Check to be sure all appliances are turned off when you are finished with them. | After he was finished making his milkshake, Adrian carefully unplugged the blender before he left the kitchen. |
| Use a spoon or tongs, not your fingers, to remove food from hot liquid. | Shelby wondered if the pasta was ready so she reached into the pot to pull out a noodle to taste. |
| Wipe up all spills at once. | As Tyler was measuring oil for the cake he was baking, he spilled some on the kitchen floor. He decided to wait until later when he was finished in the kitchen to clean it up. |
| To reach items stored in high places, use a sturdy step stool or ladder. | Kylah needed a canning jar which was stored in the top cabinet of her kitchen. She grabbed an empty box to stand on so she could reach the jar. |
| Close cabinet doors and drawers. | Riley noticed that the kitchen cabinet had been left open so he closed it before he left the kitchen. |
| Keep sharp knives sharp. They are less likely to cause an accident than dull ones. | Ashley noticed that her knife was dull and she was unable to cut the carrots. She decided to keep using it thinking that it would be less likely to cut her that a sharp knife would. |
| Use a cutting board. | Faith chopped the onion directly on the counter. |
| Cut away from you with the knife blade slanted. | Emily wants to add some sliced onion to the salad she is making. She holds the onion in her hand and cuts toward her to slice off the onion. |
| Emily wants to add some sliced onion to the salad she is making. She holds the onion in her hand and cuts toward her to slice off the onion. | Sam quickly peeled a dozen potatoes using his vegetable peeler. |
| If a knife, kitchen shears start to fall, get out of the way. Do not try to catch it in mid-air. | As Tiffany was cutting her dough with kitchen shears, the shears slipped from her hand and began to fall. Tiffany jumped quickly out of the way of the shears and avoided any injury to her bare feet |
| Wash, dry and store knives separately from other dishes and utensils. | Makayla reached into the silverware drawer to retrieve a spoon for her cereal. She cut her hand on a chef’s knife that had accidentally been placed in the silverware drawer. |
| Keep your fingers away from beaters and blades in appliances. | Jack used a rubber scraper to remove the strawberries that were stuck on the blade of the blender. |
| Use knives and other sharp tools only for their intended purpose. | Joe couldn’t find the can opener so he grabbed a knife and began trying to pry open the can of green beans. |
| Sweep up broken glass immediately. | Martina immediately swept up the pieces of broken glass on the floor so that no one would accidentally become injured. |
| Wrap your hand in a towel to pick up broken glass. | Jose broke a measuring cup while preparing muffins for his family. He wrapped a towel around his hand to clean up the broken glass. |
| When opening cans, cut the lids completely off. | Claire cut her hand trying to remove the lid from the can of soup. She had neglected to remove the entire lid with the can opener. |
| Don’t leave sharp knives in a sink full of water. | Katie and Keith are cleaning up after their family’s supper. Katie drops the paring knife into the dishwater as she cleans off the counter. |
| Keep electrical cords away from water and hot objects. | Tina thought it would be fine to drape the toaster cord across the kitchen sink in order to reach the outlet on the other side. |
| Do not plug several cords into an electrical outlet at one time. | Alex was startled by the popping sound he heard after plugging in three appliances into the same outlet. |
| Unplug portable appliances after you have used them. | Grace carefully unplugged the food processor after she was finished using it. |
| Disconnect appliances before cleaning them. Do not put them in water unless the appliance is labeled “immersible.” | Ciara put the quesadilla maker in the sink to wash it and then realized she probably should have checked to see if it was immersible. |
| Before using an appliance, make sure your hands are dry and that you are standing on a dry surface. | Kareesha just finished using the kitchen mixer in preparing a cake mix. She pulls on the cord to unplug it with her wet hands. |
| Unplug appliances before bringing metal objects in contact with any working parts. | Amy loves a toasted bagel with cream cheese for breakfast. She likes to wait for her bagel to cool slightly before using a fork to remove the bagel from the toaster. |
| Plug the cord of portable appliances into the appliances first, then into the wall. | Mike plugged the cord of the deep fryer into the outlet in the wall and then plugged the other end of the cord into the appliance. |
| Do not heat sealed jars, cans, or bottles in the microwave. | Chris put the jar of pizza sauce in the microwave to warm it up and forgot to remove the lid. |
| Use potholders to remove food containers from the microwave. | When Ella removed her plate from the microwave, she was surprised at how hot the plate was since it had only been in the microwave. |
| Remove lids and plastic wrap carefully to avoid steam burns. | Reagan pulled the dish of broccoli out of the microwave and removed the plastic wrap by pulling it off away from her to avoid a steam burn. |
| Distribute the heat by stirring microwaved foods before serving them. | Nick took a bite of the soup he had just warmed in the microwave and it was cold. He took another bite and it was so hot the he burned his tongue. |
| Wear appropriate, clean clothing on lab days. Avoid long, loose sleeves, sashes, and dangling jewelry. | After she put the cake in the oven, Morgan noticed that her scarf had cake batter all over it. |
| Place books, purses, and other personal items in the front of the classroom. | Maci left her history textbook on the kitchen counter and it got splattered with cake batter. |
| Place books, purses, and other personal items in the front of the classroom. | As Sierra leaned over to stir the alfredo sauce, her hair fell forward and a strand of her hair ended up in the saucepan. |
| Avoid working with food if you have an open wound on your hands. | Braydan put a band aid over the cut on his hand before he started making dinner. |
| Wash your hands with soap before beginning the lab. Dry your hands with paper towels or on cloth towels not used for drying dishes. | Travis decided to skip washing his hands so that he could get started in the kitchen right away. |
| While working with food, avoid touching your hair, skin, face, or other unclean objects. | Jenn kept rubbing her nose as she was making pancakes. |
| Repeat handwashing when necessary - especially after coughing, sneezing, or using the restroom. | Alicia had a bad cold and kept sneezing as she prepared the salad. |
| Be sure you have clean dish towels, dishcloths, potholders, and oven mitts before beginning the lab. Obtain additional clean items as they are needed but NOT in excess. | Jack grabbed six towels, four dishcloths, and ten potholders just in case he needed them. |
| Wipe all counter tops and tables at the beginning and end of each lab. | Corey used the kitchen cleaner to wipe the counters before he began cooking as well as after he was done cooking. |
| Use hot, soapy water for washing dishes. | Manuel washed the dishes with cold, soapy water. |
| Wash and dry dishes, pans, and utensils as you use them. | Steven was in a hurry so he left all of his dishes, pans, and utensils to dry while he was gone. |
| When tasting foods, use a spoon other than the one used for stirring. Use a clean spoon for each person tasting and for each time food is tasted. | Hannah wanted her friend to taste the chili she was making to see if it needed more spice added. After Hannah used a spoon to taste the chili, she gave her friend the same spoon to taste the chili. |
| After working with raw animal foods, scrub all areas and utensils used with hot soapy water. | Tia used the same cutting board to cut up the raw chicken for her casserole and to slice the tomato for her salad. |
| When possible use a kitchen tool, not your hands, to complete tasks. | Jess took a spoon from the silverware drawer to taste the soup. |
| Thoroughly cook foods to be served hot. Keep them hot until they are served. | The stir fry was steaming hot when Jace removed it from the wok but now that it is time to serve the stir fry, it doesn’t seem very hot. |
| Foods to be served cold should be kept cold until serving time. | Bethany made potato salad to take to a picnic. She put the salad in the car that morning after she finished preparing it so she wouldn’t forget to take it to the picnic at noon. |
| Cover leftover foods and store them in the refrigerator immediately. | Allison didn’t want to miss her favorite t.v. shows so she left the casserole she had fixed for dinner sitting on the counter. She covered the casserole and put it in the refrigerator before she went to bed that night. |
