If You Can’t Correctly Answer These 🍳 16 Questions, You Shouldn’t Be Handling Food

Do you need to wash your hands every time before handling food?

• No

• Unsure

• Only if your hands are dirty

• Yes

How long should you wash your hands for before handling food?

• At least 20 seconds

• Until they feel clean

• 5-10 seconds

• 10-14 seconds

Should you wash chicken before you prepare it for cooking?

• No

• Yes

• If it's dirty

• Unsure

Should you put pasta in a pot of water before the water is boiling?

• Yes

• Unsure

• It should be warm but not boiling

• No

What shelf of your fridge should raw foods, such as meat, be placed on?

• It doesn't matter

• The top shelf

• The middle shelf

• The bottom shelf

How should you defrost meat?

• Unsure

• Leave it on the counter

• Take it out from the freezer and put it in the fridge

• Leave it in the sun

Should you cut up meat immediately after cooking it?

• Yes

• Only when it's beef

• Unsure

• No

Should you pour leftover cooking oil down the sink?

• Not down your sink, take it to a neighbor's and pour it down theirs

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

What should you do if you accidentally sneeze on food you are preparing?

• Wash that food thoroughly before serving

• Throw that food out

• Nothing

• Unsure

Should you eat raw cookie dough?

• It depends on the mood you are in

• No

• Yes, that stuff is delicious

• Unsure

How often should you be replacing kitchen sponges?

• Once a month

• Once every few months

• Never

• Once every two weeks

Should you ever handle food if you have come down with a virus?

• It depends on the virus

• Yes, just make sure to keep your hands washed

• Unsure

• No

How often should you wash your reusable shopping bag?

• Once every two weeks

• Once a week

• After each use

• Never

Should you be handling your mobile device while cooking?

• You can but you have to wash your hands every time you touch it

• Yes

• Unsure

• No

In what direction should the handles of your pans be facing while on the stove?

• Facing out so they are easy to grab

• Towards the center of the stovetop

• It doesn't matter

• In whatever way "strikes your fancy"

Is it okay to eat food that has been dropped on the floor provided it wasn't on the floor longer than 5 seconds?

• Unsure

• Only if you are really hungry

• No

• Yes