1. Pass it or I will haunt you in your sleep. Good Luck!
Kitchen Safety
Pass it or I will haunt you in your sleep. Good Luck!

2. Burns and Fire Prevention You could be burned by:
Use oven mitt to handle hot pots
Towel racks should be located away from the stove
No loose clothing or hair
Grease
Steam/Water
Fire
Hot Pans

3. Steam/Hot Water
Lift lid of container away from you so steam can escape
Place a glass measuring cup on a tray before pouring boiling water into it
Use tongs to turn hot food or remove hot food from water

4. DO: Use potholders and mitts, never use wet material as a potholder
Use the burner closest to the size of the pan
Avoid steam; open lids away from you
Use caution when removing items from the microwave

5. DON’T Lean over pots of hot liquids Spill water onto hot oil
Allow pot handles or cooking utensils to stick out from counters or stove fronts
Use metal containers, foil or utensils in microwave
Engage in running, jumping, or other horseplay in the kitchen

6. Grease Fires Use a lid or cover to smother
Salt may be used for small fires

7. Sharps Sharps are: anything in the kitchen that has a blade or point.
Sharps should be kept out of the sink and washed, then stored separately.

8. Handling tools
If a tool falls, allow it to hit the ground. Once it stops bouncing, pick it up by the handle. I would like you to leave my class with all the body parts you had when you entered.
Cut and peel away from the body (but not toward a classmate).

9. Basic safety rules Hold sharp objects by the handle
Keep your eyes on what you’re doing
If it starts to fall, let it go!
Don’t put knives into the sink with other dishes
Use a cutting board

10. Be Safe!
We use a great number and variety of tools in the Teen Living classroom. Some are small and operated manually, like knives, peelers, and spatulas.
Others are electrical appliances like refrigerators, stoves, mixers, blenders, and sandwich makers.

11. It’s Electric!!
Small appliances are: toasters, hand mixers, sandwich makers, anything that sits on the counter but is put away after use.
Avoid using small appliances near the sink.
Unplug appliances for adjusting and cleaning and when not in use.
Remember water and electricity could result in something shocking!
Use the plug, not the cord, to remove an appliance from the wall socket, even if you have to bend down.
Don’t stick a fork in the toaster (or any other small appliance)!

12. Additional Safety Tips
The kitchen will need to be cleaned after each lab. Dishes are to be washed, dried, and put away; tables and counters wiped down, and floor swept.
Make sure spills are cleaned up immediately.
Never clean a small appliance while it is in use. Wait until the mixer stops before scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
Dress code must be adhered to at all times.

13. And… ABSOLUTELY NO HORSEPLAY!!!! I love cooking with students but
Jumping, running, rough-housing and other horseplay will not be tolerated in the teen living classroom. WALK to the trash can to throw things out; don’t toss anything.