Culinary Arts Vocabulary

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Foodborne Illness

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Definition - Is any illness that results in eating contaminated food. (Food poisoning)

Examples: Salmonellosis and Ciguatera

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Cross Contamination

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Definition- The process by which bacteria or other microrganisms are unintentionally transfered from one substance or object to other with harmful effect.

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Biological Contaminants

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Definition - When food containing naturally occurring substances that are poisonous to humans are ingested

Examples - Pollen and fungi

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Chemical Contaminants

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Definition - Industrial chemicals, related chemicals and other chemical contaminants monitored by the FDA in relation to food safety.

Examples - Dioxins, Mercury, and Bisphenol A

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Physical Contaminants

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Definition - Foreign bodies in food. Things that are not suppose to be in your food.

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Viruses

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Definition - An infective agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.

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Bacteria

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Definition - Constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microrganisms.

Example - Tetanus, Tuberculosis, and Salmonella

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Parasites

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Definition - An organism that lives inside another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients.

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Fungi

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Definition - Any member of a large group of eurkaryotic organisms.

Examples - Molds, Yeast, and Mushrooms

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FATTOM

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Definition - An acronym used in the food industry that descibes 6 favorable conditions required for the growth of food born pathogens.

FATTOM: FOOD, ACIDITY, TIME, TEMPERATURE, OXEGEN, MOISTURE

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FIFO

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Definition - A term in the food industry meaning First in, First out.

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Calibrate

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Definition - Adjust around the foods needs

Examples - Temperature and Timing

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Sanatize

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Definition - make clean or hygenic.

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Blast Chiller

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Definition - A higher tech refrigerator found in commercial kitchens, that keeps food at 3-5 degree Celsius.

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Ice Bath

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Definition - A container full of ice and water that is used to shock food.

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Chill Sticks/Paddles

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Definition - A paddle or stick used to cool down food faster than it cooling naturally

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Small Batch Cooling

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Definition - Cooking batches more quickly at a higher temperature

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Temperature Danger Zone

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Definition - Any temperature between 40-140 degrees farhenheit

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Cleaning

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Definition - Make something free of mess

Example - Wiping the kitchen counter down with a paper towel and soap.

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Rodents

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Definition - A gnawing mammal of an order that includes Rats and Mice

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Birds

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Definition - feathered, winged, egg laying vertebrae

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Insects

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Definition - A small anthropod animal that has 6 legs and 2 wings.

Example - Flies, Cockroaches, and Beatles

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Two-Stage Cooling Method

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Definition - The FDA's rule or cooling. food must be cooled from 140 to 70 degrees farhenheit within to hours and to 41 degrees and lower in 4 hours.