Technology

• Refrigerator

  • Less shopping trips
  • Stores
  • reduces the risk of food poisoning
  • less waste and leftovers
• saftey guideline in the kitchen - turn pods handles inwards so they are not at the edge of the counter top where a child might pull them downwords on themselves
• Choosing a fridge.

  • modern features - ice dispenser.
  • ‘Ease of cleaning
  • ‘Cost.
  • ‘Energy efficiency
• Name three fuels used for home heating.

  (3x2)

  oil, gas, electricity, solid fuel

  • Give two advantages and two disadvantages of one of the fuels
  • Advantages: quick, clean, efficient, no storage needed, heats water, easy to use,

  easy to regulate, regular bills, etc.

  • Disadvantages: dries the air, does not heat the water,

  involves work, ashes and smoke, dirty,

  not easy to control, causes pollution,

  storage needed, irregular bills, etc.
• List the guidelines to be considered when choosing a microwave cooker for a modern kitchen.

  • Consider cost
  • Suitability to size of family/amount of use,
  • brand name,
  • Wattage of microwave/power or speed of microwave,
  • Safety/safety symbols/child lock,
  • Easy to use/well designed,
  • Modern features/automatic defrost/grill or oven function,digital controls
  • Guarantee
  • Colour
• Explain the term standing time.

  Part of the cooking process that happens outside the oven, the centre of the food continues to cook by conduction(transferral of heat), necessary to ensure that food is fully cooked.
• Cleaning- microwave

  • Wipe up spills at once,
  • Unplug before cleaning,
  • Remove turntable and wash separately
  • Wipe out with hot water and detergent and dry,
• advantages of using a microwave cooker.

  • Saves time/quick,
  • Useful in busy households for reheating as people eat at different times,
  • Useful in emergencies - defrost function,
  • Healthier saves nutrients no added fat in cooking,
  • Easy to use/no particular cooking skills needed.
• Using- microwave

  • Follow manufactures instructions,
  • Cover food to speed up cooking/prevent food drying out,
  • Turn or stir food during cooking to ensure even cooking,
  • Use glass, plastic or paper not metal containers,
  • Pierce foods with a skin before cooking eg tomatoes,
• Fridge

  choice;

  • choose "A" rated appliances + size depending on family size/requirements Use :
  • do not position beside cooker - put extra pressure on the motor + do not put warm food into fridge + do not open door for long periods of time +do not over pack the fridge (3/4).
  • Care and cleaning - defrost if necessary, unplug and remove all the food from the fridge and all removable parts can be washed in warm water and bread soda and polish the outside.
  • Disposal - In special amenity sites
• WEEE - waste electrical and electronic equipment - they recycke anything with a plug or battery
• Modern features of a fridge

  • Drink and ice dispensers
  • Automatic defrosting
  • Digital temperature display.
  • Gated shelf
• (d) Discuss the importance of temperature control in a refrigerator.

  temperature set between 2 - 5°C

  inhibits microbial growth

  food is safer for longer
• refrigerator has a motor
• Suggest three different uses of a microwave cooker. (3x3)

  cooking, reheating, defrosting, melting
• Cooker

  fan cooking - even temp distribution

  steam ovens - preserves nutrients

  Timers - precise cooking times

  Halogen hob - fast heat response
• a fuse is a deliberate weak link in an electrical circuit, safety device, if a fault occurs the fuse blows to prevent further damage