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Equipment
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The Modern
Kitchen
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The Kitchen has been transformed by
the use of technology.
Labour-saving equipment saves time
and money.
1. Give three examples of modern
kitchen equipment used to help
prepare food.
2. Give three examples of modern
kitchen equipment for cooking food. *
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Speeding up Preparation
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People have less time today
to prepare food.
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3. What are two advantages
of using electrical equipment
for preparing food rather than
preparing by hand?
4. Electrical equipment can
be expensive. Give one other
thing you need to consider
when buying equipment for
food preparation. *
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Food Mixers
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Food mixers have advanced from the
old tin mixer shown below.
Modern powered food mixers can
perform many tasks.
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5. There are two types of electrical
food mixers. What are they?
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6. Give two uses of food mixers.
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7. Give one advantage to choosing
a hand held electrical food mixer.
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Blenders
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Another name for a blender is a liquidizer.
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8. Give two examples of food that can be
prepared in a blender.
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9. What safety advice would you give
someone who was going to buy a
blender? *
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Food Processors
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Food processors are efficient and produce good results.
Food processors have various attachments for different food
preparation tasks.
10. Give three tasks
that can be speeded
up by using a food
processor.
11. Give two
examples of foods
that can be prepared
using a food
processor. *
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Cooking Equipment
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Most people cook by conventional
methods using an oven, hob and
grill.
However, many people use a variety
of appliances and equipment that
save labour, energy and time.
12. Give an example of cooking
appliances that:
(a.) save time
(b.) save energy (i.e. electricity/gas)
(c.) save labour. *
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Using Microwave Ovens
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Most modern homes have a
microwave oven.
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13. Give three reasons why a
microwave oven might be
convenient for a single person
living on their own. *
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Microwaves at Work
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Microwaves are electromagnetic waves similar to X-rays, light
rays and heat rays.
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14. Name the process by which microwaves cook food.
15. How do microwaves heat up food?
16. What material do microwaves reflect or bounce off?
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Microwaves can be reflected,
absorbed or transmitted
by different objects.
17. What containers can be
used in a microwave? *
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Microwave Ovens Facts
A microwave oven is simply a metal box with a
magnetron valve that generates the microwaves.
18. What is fitted to doors and
hinges to prevent
microwaves from escaping?
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19. What does the
power output, e.g.
500W, indicate?
20. What does the heating
category, e.g. A-E, indicate? *
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Cooking With Microwave Ovens
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Food can be cooked more quickly in a
microwave than in a conventional gas or
electric oven.
21. What is a combination
microwave oven and what
are its advantages?
22. What is the exact
definition of a cold spot in
food cooked in a
microwave?
23. How can cold spots be
avoided?
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Pressure Cookers
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Food is cooked more quickly in a pressure cooker than
by boiling food in a saucepan which saves energy.
24. Trapped steam causes
pressure to increase. Why
does this make food cook
more quickly?
26. What safety features does a
pressure cooker have to avoid too
much pressure building up?
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25. What is the purpose of
the pressure gauge?
Other Cooking Equipment
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27. What feature makes
toasters, electric kettles and
coffee makers useful in a
busy kitchen?
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28. Give two advantages of
using a deep fat frying pan.
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1. Electrical blenders, whisks, food processors, juice extractors.
2. Microwave ovens, fan assisted ovens, pressure cookers, toasters.
3. Often quicker, with better results.
4. How much they are used, storage space, ease of cleaning.
5. Handheld, free standing with stand and bowl.
6. Whisking, creaming, making dough and blending.
7. Stores easily, can be moved easily to any part of the kitchen and allows
more control when mixing.
8. Baby food, soup, batters, smoothies, caster sugar from granulated.
9. Caution when cleaning-very sharp blades, hot liquids can rise and scold.
10. Chopping, grating, shedding, chipping, blending, whisking, mixing,
mincing.
11. Making bread dough, chopping vegetables, pastry making, mixing
ingredients e.g. meat and onion.
12a. Pressure cooker, microwave oven, electric kettle.
12b. Microwave oven, slow cooker.
12c. Coffee maker, deep fat fryer, electric kettle, toaster.
13. Cook small portions, can plug in anywhere, cheap, less preparation time. *
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14. Radiation.
15. Food molecules vibrate causing friction which produces heat.
16. Metal.
17. Those made with china, paper, plastic or glass.
18. A locking and automatic cut out system.
19. The amount of time it takes an oven to heat a large amount of food.
20. How quickly the oven can heat a small amount of food.
21. A microwave oven with grill and convection oven that browns and crisps
food to make it more appealing.
22. An area of food which has not reached 72ºc for two minutes.
23. Rotating food, stirring, observing standing time.
24. Increased pressure causes water to boil at 107ºc-120ºc.
25. To allow different pressure settings creating different temperatures.
26. A control valve and safety valve to release pressure.
27. They automatically make and switch off without attention.
28. Safer to use with proper attention and cooks food evenly. *
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