Cooking Eggs Safely

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Objective

I can describe how to cook eggs safely.

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Warm-up video

Nick's Kitchen · 11:13

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    When boiling eggs, you should lower them carefully into the pot instead of throwing them in.

  2. 2

    To stop eggs from continuing to cook after boiling, put them in an ice bath to quickly cool them.

  3. 3

    When making scrambled eggs, it is important to stir them 30 seconds on the heat and 30 seconds off the heat to prevent them from becoming rubbery.

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Practice

3 questions

1

Why is it important to be careful when putting eggs into boiling water?

2

What is the purpose of putting boiled eggs in an ice bath after cooking?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Name 2 things you should do to cook eggs safely.

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