Introduction
Before you can begin cooking, you need to know some basic information.
Measuring your ingredients accurately and following recipe directions is essential if you want your food to turn out well and tasty!
You will use the techniques you learn to perpare the Oatmeal Dream Cookie recipe. During cookie preparation you will film your techniques to create a video demonstration of your cookie recipe.
Enjoy your journey!
Task
You will begin by exploring several websites and watching several videos about proper measurement during cooking and food safety.
After you have explored these two topics your group will use proper measuring techniques to prepare a cookie recipe. Your group will make a video clip of the cookie recipe preparation.
Process
Become a food detective and play the game to fight bac!
http://www.fooddetectives.com/
Check out how germs spreed EEEEEKKKKKKKKKKK
The following websites explain how you can stay safe in the kitchen
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/basic-rules-of-kitchen-safety.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/safe_in_kitchen.html
Check out how to measure properly
http://startcooking.com/measuring-different-ingredients-in-cooking
Take this kitchen safety quiz and see how safe you are in the kitchen
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tools-and-techniques/kitchen-safety-quiz.htm
Now... Go to your groups kitchen
Prepare the Oatmeal Dream Cookie Recipe
Record your cookie creation explaining how to measure properly and how you were safe
Eat your cookies! You deserve it!
Evaluation
| Cooking Demonstration | ||||
| Excellent 3 pts |
Good 2 pts |
Fair 1 pts |
Dismal 0 pts |
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| Cooking Demonstration | Excellent Students have all of the ingredients for the dish, containers to demonstrate, and utensils necessary for the demonstration. The recipe and correct measurements are clearly communicated in the video. The directions of how to prepare the dish are easy to follow and a viewer could duplicate the recipe without much trouble. |
Good Some of the ingredients for the dish, containers to demonstrate, and utensils are present for the demonstration. The recipe is somewhat clearly communicated with only a few measurements missing. The directions of how to prepare the dish are somewhat easy to follow and a viewer could duplicate the recipe with only a small amount of trouble. |
Fair Several of the ingredients for the dish, containers to demonstrate, and the utensils are not present for the demonstration. The recipe is not clearly communicated and a viewer would have an extremely hard time duplicating the recipe. |
Dismal Ingredients are not present. Recipe is a disaster. |
| Safety and Sanitation | Excellent Incorporated 3 or more safety and sanitation guidelines in the demonstration. All surfaces and materials were cleaned prior to and after the demonstration. |
Good Incorporated 2 safety and sanitation guidelines in the demonstration. All surfaces and cooking supplies were partially cleaned prior to and after the demonstration. |
Fair Incorporated 1 safety and sanitation guideline in the demo. All surfaces and cooking supplies were not properly cleaned prior to and after the demo. |
Dismal Did not incorporate any safety or sanitation guidelines. |
| Recipe terms and cooking techniques | Excellent Incorporated 3 or more cooking terms and techniques in the demo. Described and demonstrated what each term means correctly. Used the correct utensils and appliances and identified them. |
Good Incorporated 2 or more cooking terms and techniques in the demo. Described and demonstrated what each term means partially correctly. Used the correct utensils and appliances and identified them. |
Fair Incorporated 1 cooking term and technique in the demonstration. Did not described or demonstrated what each term means. |
Dismal Recipe terms and techniques were not included in the demo |
| Final Product Appearance and Taste | Excellent Final product is shown at the close of the demo and has a good eye appeal to the viewer. |
Good Final product is not clearly shown at the close of the demo and has an average eye appeal to the viewer. |
Fair Final product has an unacceptable appearance or is not shown at all at the demo. |
Dismal No sample provided |
| Presentation | Excellent Whole group worked together. Presentation was engaging to the audience. Presenters were very well prepared. |
Good Whole group worked together. Presentation was average Presenters were prepared. |
Fair Group did not work well together. Presentation was fair. Presenters could have been better prepared. |
Dismal Group did not work well together. Presenters were not prepared. |
Conclusion
You have done a great job!
Make sure to use your new found knowledge of measuring techniques and food safety every time you cook!
Credits
The clip art included in this webquest come from the USDA For Kids and Teens .
Basic Rules of Kitchen Safety - For Dummies. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/basic-rules-of-kitchen-safety.html
Being Safe in the Kitchen. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/safe_in_kitchen.html
The Food Detectives Fight BAC! (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fooddetectives.com/
For Kids and Teens. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/t…
Measuring Different Ingredients in Cooking > Start Cooking. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://startcooking.com/measuring-different-ingredients-in-cooking
The Sneeze How Germs are Spread.flv. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssYvrtwFb8M&feature=youtu.be
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