Cooking Class----Calling ALL cooks!!!!!!

[ackeepod]

I have volunteered to run a cooking demo with some teen youths ...cooking curry chicken...
during the down time ie while the dish is simmering,...of course there will be some down time while we watch the pot ...
Can /would you pls give me some ideas about what could be happening during this time eg .. games using cooking terms, anectdotes around cooking, something interactive etc...

there will be 6-10 teens and 4 chaperone cooks.. incl Moi
we will be preparing curry chicken, fry plantains,plain rice,ackee and saltfish,,fry dumplin, and coleslaw.. and sorrel
and NO ..we can't
tchange any of the items on the menu

come wid all ideas... each will be nuffly appreciated

[twiney]

Re: Cooking Class----Calling ALL cooks!!!!!!

fry the plantain/dumplings while the meat simmering

[ackeepod]

Re: Cooking Class----Calling ALL cooks!!!!!!

Thanks,Twiny
I should explain... the food is being prepared at different stations and we have that under control..
My question is ...are there any ideas of games, other activities we could engage in While the food is cooking ...

Hope this explains it better ..Sorry, I wasn't clear the first time.

[Nunya]

Re: Cooking Class----Calling ALL cooks!!!!!!

Teach them about knife safety. How to hold the knife properly while chopping onions for example, so that they don't lose their finger tips.

After that you could teach them how to julienne or chiffonade veggies.

Or even how to do simple garnishes like making a rose out of a tomato or a carrot.

[Peasie]

Re: Cooking Class----Calling ALL cooks!!!!!!

Cover basics of kitchen sanitation and cross contamination, especially like how you are cooking chicken.

Show them common kitchen supplies can be used to clean up, e.g. likkle vinegar and water and bleach and water.

There's this substance that appears under ultra-violet light that, even when they wash their hands, under the light it still appears. That means that they must pay attention to careful hand washing in the kitchen.

[Peasie]

Re: Cooking Class----Calling ALL cooks!!!!!!

Haki, here's the GMA piece on "Is Your Chicken Safe from Salmonella?" Maybe you can show this to the teens after a little discussion on sanitation in kitchen

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