Cooking Quiz

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This quiz covers essential cooking knowledge with questions that include:

  • Kitchen techniques and terminology
  • Food safety and storage
  • Baking science and methods
  • Professional cooking tools and their uses

From mastering the mother sauces to knowing your julienne from your brunoise, this quiz will put your culinary knowledge to the test. We created this quiz for everyone who’s ever wondered if they could handle the heat in a professional kitchen. Because you’re the family chef who makes Christmas dinner without breaking a sweat you should shine like a freshly polished silver spoon!

Cooking Quiz

Challenge your foodie friends or test yourself against your better half – just don’t let them catch you Googling instructions. Think you know your Maillard reaction from your caramelisation? Your proving from your proofing? Time to put those cooking show marathons to good use! Your kitchen secrets are safe with us. Skip to the good stuff and see what delicious knowledge awaits by clicking Preview Quiz Content at the bottom of the page. Warning: May cause excessive hunger and immediate cravings for freshly baked bread!

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Q1: What is the minimum safe internal temperature for cooking chicken?

A1: 75°C

Q2: Which cooking method involves cooking food in hot oil at temperatures between 170-190°C?

A2: Deep frying

Q3: Which of the following are dry-heat cooking methods?

A3: Grilling, Roasting, Baking

Q4: Match each cooking term with its correct definition.

A4: Blanching - Brief boiling followed by ice bath, Sautéing - Quick cooking in small amount of fat, Kneading - Working dough to develop gluten

Q5: What is the purpose of resting meat after cooking?

A5: To allow juices to redistribute

Q6: Which ingredient is primarily responsible for helping bread rise?

A6: Yeast

Q7: Which knife cut produces uniform strips approximately 6cm long and 3mm thick?

A7: Julienne

Q8: Which of the following are mother sauces in French cuisine?

A8: Béchamel, Espagnole, Velouté

Q9: What is the purpose of blind baking a pastry case?

A9: To prevent a soggy bottom

Q10: Which chemical reaction causes foods to brown when heated?

A10: Maillard reaction

Q11: Which type of flour has the highest protein content?

A11: Strong bread flour

Q12: What is the ideal temperature for storing food in a refrigerator?

A12: 5°C

Q13: Which ingredient is essential for making mayonnaise emulsify?

A13: Egg yolk

Q14: What is the primary purpose of scoring bread dough before baking?

A14: To control expansion

Q15: Which kitchen tool is best for measuring small quantities of spices?

A15: Measuring spoons

Q16: What is the ideal temperature for proving bread dough?

A16: 27°C

Q17: Which method is best for checking if oil is hot enough for deep frying?

A17: Drop in a cube of bread

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