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Food skills and cooking
This module is about ensuring pupils have the necessary food skills and techniques to cook a range of dishes safely and hygienically. The module also explores aspects of recipe writing, being creative, using equipment, time management and cooking with beef and lamb.
Being Creative
Being creative – aspects to consider when being a creative cook. The PowerPoint presentation contains three interactive slides challenging pupils to develop a meal from a range of ingredients that appear from a paper bag. Good luck!
Being Creative
How would you cook it
Being creative with ingredients - design sheet
Being creative with ingredients - fusion food
Herbs and spices research task
Creative fruit and veg
Making changes
Food skills and cooking techniques
Food skills and cooking techniques – an overview of the basic skills needed to prepare and cooking a range of dishes.
Food skills and cooking techniques
Cooking techniques worksheet
Food skills and cooking quiz and answers
Know your meat
Know your meat – review different meat types and cuts.
Know your meat
Know your meat worksheet
Know your meat wordsearch
How would you cook it
Match it up
Managing time
Managing time – introduces pupils to the concept of time management (before, during and after cooking).
Managing time
Managing time - flow chart worksheet
Production plan worksheet
Recipes
Recipes – emphasises the importance of writing a recipe in a structured format.
Recipes
Name each part of the recipe
Sort out the ingredients list
Use of equipment
Use of equipment – introduces pupils to a range of kitchen equipment, including small electrical pieces.
Use of equipment
Can you name the equipment
Safety poster task
Vegetable knife risk assessment
Peeler risk assessment
Kettle risk assessment