Question:

1. When boiling water what does adding salt do?

a) Make the water softer
b) Makes the water boil more quickly
c) Makes the water boil at a higher temperature
d) Makes the water boil at a lower temperature

2. What is a tomato?

a) A fruit
b) A vegetable
c) Neither

3. What is the safest temperature to keep your refrigerator?

a) No warmer than 55
b) No warmer than 50
c) No warmer than 45
d) No warmer than 40

4. What is the most sanitary type of cutting board

a) Plastic
b) Wood
c) Both are the same

5. What is blanching a vegetable?

a) Immersing it for a short time in boiling water
b) Sauteing it lightly in butter
c) Soaking in cold water
d) Rubbing it with salt before cooking

6. What item in your kitchen typically holds the most bacteria?

a) Dish towel
b) Sponge
c) Dishwasher
d) Sink

Answers:

1. Makes the water boil at a higher temperature
2. Neither
3. No warmer than 40
4. Plastic
5. Immersing it for a short time in boiling water
6. Dish towel

Scores:

If score between 5-6, you're a master chef! You know your way around the kitchen and you could probably start challenging the likes of Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck!

If score between 3-4, well at least you know what you're doing. You’re not quite there yet, but we see potential in you, young one!

If score between 1-2, have you ever been in a kitchen?? No worries, pick up a few recipes, drop by the local grocery, and start doing some research if you truly want to be a master chef!