This activity is suitable for Hospitality, Family & Consumer Science, Food Technology and any other food related courses where students need to know the definitions of each method of cookery. Included in the pdf file is the instructions, name and definition for each of the 13 methods of cookery. Cards can be printed in colour directly onto card stock, or printed on regular paper and laminated. To play: hand out the definitions and terms to the students and have them find their match. As a revision activity, pass out a complete set of cards to each small group or individual and have them match the term/name of the method of cookery to its correct definition. The methods of cookery included: Boiling Baking Poaching Braising Deep frying Shallow frying Stir frying Pan frying Grilling Roasting Steaming Stewing Microwaving Please leave a review!

One of the most important aspects of working in any kitchen is knowing how to reduce waste because not only does it help the profit margin but it also helps the environment. This comprehension task takes an article from a Hospitality industry magazine and demonstrates how several Australian pioneering chefs are leading the way for reducing food waste in their restaurants. This task will help students develop their understanding of the Source and Use Information on the Hospitality Industry unit of competency. This is a great homework task after a sustainability lesson or as part of a casual/relief lesson.

One of the most important aspects of working in any kitchen is being on the lookout for and reducing the possibility of hazards. This comprehension task takes an article from an Australian news website about yet another Melbourne Food Manufacturer/Restaurant failing in their duties to keep a worker safe and asks students to describe how the incident occurred, explain the employee and employer responsibilities when it comes to risks and discuss the consequences. This is a great homework task after a safety lesson or as part of a casual/relief lesson.

One of the most important aspects of working in any kitchen is being on the lookout for and reducing the possibility of hazards. This comprehension task takes an article from an Australian news website about a Melbourne Restaurant failing in their duties to keep a worker safe and asks students to describe how the incident occurred, explain the employee and employer responsibilities when it comes to risks and discuss the consequences. This is a great homework task after a safety lesson or as part of a casual/relief lesson.

Organise your cool room or fridge/freezer with these great tray or trolley tags. It covers everything you or your Food Prep Assistant needs to know to have the ingredient trays or trolleys set up and ready to go for each recipe for each class. These tags cover: day of the week, lesson period required, whether your are DEMonstrating the recipe or your students are completing their PRACtical, teacher name, class name and even space for the recipe name or specific notes/additions required. Particularly useful if you or your Food Prep Assistant has a lot of classes/recipes/ingredients to sort and set up over the week. The tags can also be used if you have your students bringing in their own ingredients - just get them to set their ingredients up on their own tray or trolley and add their name, class, lesson, day and recipe. It makes it super easy to see when and who the ingredients are being used for!

Kitchen math can be a challenge but is so important to understand for menu costing and budgeting. This handy worksheet provides the formula to help students cost out individual ingredients, full recipes and per portion. They put their new found knowledge to the test by costing two recipes. The simple formula they learn through this handout can be used with any and every recipe they need to cost out.

This Kitchen Equipment BINGO set of cards is a great start of the term, end of the term and all round revision activity to help reinforce kitchen terminology. It comes with a Bingo Caller Card (print 2 copies!) and 18 different student playing cards. Laminate for re-use.

Get students practising and recognizing the names and types of equipment used in kitchen and cooking rooms. There are 24 pairs of game cards that require students to match the name of the equipment to its image. Students can play MEMORY or SNAP as a lesson plenary, or during a lesson as a MATCH-UP task to glue into workbooks.

This activity is suitable for Hospitality, Family & Consumer Science, Food Technology and any other food related courses where students need to know the different method of cookery. Included in the pdf file is the instructions, name and image for each of the 13 methods of cookery. Cards can be printed in colour directly onto card stock, or printed on regular paper and laminated. To play: hand out the images and terms to the students and have them find their match. As a revision activity, pass out a complete set of cards to each small group or individual and have them match the term/name of the method of cookery to its image. The methods of cookery included: Boiling Baking Poaching Braising Deep frying Shallow frying Stir frying Pan frying Grilling Roasting Steaming Stewing Microwaving Please leave a review!

It’s important to stay abreast of things happening in the Hospitality industry in order to meet Vocational criteria such as Source & Use Information on the Hospitality Industry. It also helps students to show their understanding of the industry to potential employers and in exams. This comprehension task is on the Salmonella food poisoning outbreak in Australia in 2019. Students are given two articles to read through and in conjunction with their knowledge of food poisoning bacteria and any additional research, respond to the questions in as much detail as they can.

It’s important to stay abreast of things happening in the Hospitality industry in order to meet Vocational criteria such as Source & Use Information on the Hospitality Industry. It also helps students to show their understanding of the industry to potential employers and in exams. This comprehension task is on the current trend of digital innovations in restaurants. Students are given an article to read through and in conjunction with their knowledge of how the industry works, respond to the questions in as much detail as they can.

It’s important to stay abreast of things happening in the Hospitality industry in order to meet Vocational criteria such as Source & Use Information on the Hospitality Industry. It also helps students to show their understanding of the industry to potential employers and in exams. This comprehension task is on the Table Service trend popular in the 1960s & 70s but which is now making a come back. Students are given an article to read through and in conjunction with their knowledge of how the industry works, respond to the questions in as much detail as they can.

It’s important to stay abreast of things happening in the Hospitality industry in order to meet Vocational criteria such as Source & Use Information on the Hospitality Industry. It also helps students to show their understanding of the industry to potential employers and in exams. This comprehension task is on the current trend of video resumes (AKA the Visume!). Students are given an article to read through and in conjunction with their knowledge of how the industry works, respond to the questions in as much detail as they can. Then they get the opportunity to put knowledge into practice by developing their own visume!

Practice the seven essential precision cuts used in the culinary world. This worksheet is a must-have for every aspiring chef and food tech student. Precision cuts to practice and assemble on the worksheet include: Jardiniere Julienne Brunoise Macedoine Chiffonade Paysanne Mirepoix Pair it with the Vegetable Precision Cuts Poster which includes the written descriptions detailing the appearance and dimensions each cut should have. What better way to help practice the required cut proportions!

An important aspect of working in a kitchen is the ability to plan and organise tasks in a time efficient manner. Poor workflow can impact not only the running and morale of the kitchen but also customers who become dissatisfied with long wait times and low quality meals. This often leads to loss of profits and potentially closure of the kitchen/business. This worksheet explains the importance of a smooth running workflow, common mise en place tasks and the four important areas to consider when writing a workflow plan. There are two templates students have access to - one which has them allocate tasks to group members for team meals and one for tasks that require them to work individually on a recipe/meal. To really get students understanding the importance of incorporating a logical order of steps and complete a couple recipes at the same time, students are provided with two recipes - Japanese Dumplings and Arancini. Each step has been separated for a cut and paste style activity. Once students have laid out the order they think the steps should go in, run through it as a class before writing it fully into the workflow plan template, making note of required equipment. If there is the time and budget, cook the recipes over a practical lesson or two while students follow their workflow to determine whether they really placed each step in the correct order!

Nowadays most people use online reviews from websites such as TripAdvisor or Yelp to help them decide whether they should visit a particular restaurant or decide which meal they should try (or avoid!). With this 12 page Restaurant and Food Review task, students learn to write informative pieces based on their real world experiences of local restaurants, cafes or take-away shops (or even mum’s cooking if need be!). They will identify the differences between poorly written and quality written reviews, learn the importance of following a specific structure, brainstorm and draft their responses before providing their final review ready to share with the world. This task is easily adapted to any food situation and could even be used as a great intro to a cultural food feast where students write their reviews of the meals on offer to encourage and recommend their favourite to their peers!

Make learning about food poisoning bacteria FUN with these NOT WANTED posters. There’s 10 of them to display! Display them around the classroom to help students know where each horrendous foodborne illness pathogen hides, the symptoms if it catches you, and how to stop it spreading. There’s also a weird and creepy image for students to know what it will look like inside them if they catch it! The aim of these posters is to have students thinking about personal and environmental hygiene and food safety when in the kitchen so they don’t catch one of those deadly pathogens! Enhance their understanding by having students use the information on the posters to help them write up the bacterial reports in the Foodborne Illness Pathogen Report Task

The culinary industry wouldn’t be what it is today without the ideas and inspirations of the vast array of chefs who have created edible masterpieces and experiences. This research task will help students discover the lives and inspirations behind these influencers and show their understanding in an oral and written presentation style format. Great as a filler lesson towards the end of the term, an introduction for a term of multicultural foods or set the research component for when the regular teacher is absent and the oral component for later. This task provides lots of examples of chefs students can choose to research, a range of questions they need to answer within their research, a score/marking form as well as an example written project that can be displayed to assist with student understanding. This is one of my go to lessons to keep students engaged!

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) can be a complicated procedure for students to understand. This poster outlines the seven HACCP steps in an easy to understand manner with examples. Print the poster in A4 or A3 size and display around the kitchen or theory room for students to utilise when necessary. Once hazard identification has been completed the next step is to decide the Critical Control Points (CCP). This can be tricky, so included with the poster is a colourful CCP Decision Tree to help students work out if the hazards they’ve identified need a control measure to be applied in order to prevent, eliminate or reduce food safety hazards to an acceptable level.

The functional properties of food describes how ingredients behave during preparation and cooking; and how the finished product is affected in terms of how it looks, tastes and feels. This Functional Properties of Food task consists of a match-up activity where students are required to match the term to its definition (cut and laminate for re-use or provide copies to students to take home), and an extension worksheet where students are required to include the definition but add examples of the functional property as well as the factors that affect it. This extension worksheet is a great optional activity for those more advanced students or can be used as a homework task. This task is a great revision activity to determine how well students are understanding the content covered in class or used for revision in the lead up to exams and assessments. Answers are included.