Simple Cooking Techniques

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Which of these cooking practices are good for the planet?

Preferable:

Non-preferable:

Using stainless steel appliances

Single-use plastics

Composting organic kitchen waste

Prolonged pre-heating of the oven

What temperature does water boil at?

( Hint: Remember the last slide)

A

67 degrees

B

100 degrees

C

25 degrees

D

-15 degrees

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Chopping tip

Cutting ingredients into similar sizes helps them cook more evenly and finish at roughly the same time.

Food safety

Use separate boards to prep raw meat and cooked foods to prevent cross-contamination.

Simmer vs boil

Simmering means cooking in gently bubbling liquid. It is useful for soups, sauces, lentils and stews.

Eggs for the win!

You can cook eggs in lots of different ways — boiled, scrambled, poached or fried!

Rice is commonly cooked with a little oil in a frying pan

1

True

2

False

3

It depends on the type of rice

Eggs can be boiled and fried

1

True

2

False