Kitchen and Baking Quiz: 25 Questions From Ancient Bread to Air Fryers

Kitchen and Baking Quiz: 25 Questions From Ancient Bread to Air Fryers: questions and answers

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1. What melted in the microwave inventor's pocket? An ice cube · A stick of butter · A candy bar

   A candy bar – Percy Spencer noticed it in 1945 while working on radar!

2. An air fryer is really a small… Mini deep fryer · Microwave · Convection oven

   Convection oven

3. Most non-stick pans are coated with… Wax · Teflon · Aluminum

   Teflon

4. Induction cooktops heat the pan using… Infrared light · Hot pressurized gas · Magnetic fields

   Magnetic fields – The cooktop itself barely gets hot!

5. Pressure cookers are faster because the water… Boils slower · Boils hotter · Turns to ice

   Boils hotter

6. Who are credited with the first risen, leavened bread? Romans · Egyptians · Mesopotamians

   Egyptians

7. Sourdough rises thanks to wild yeast and friendly… Bacteria · Baking soda · Eggs

   Bacteria

8. Unlike baking soda, baking powder already contains… An acid · Dried yeast · Salt

   An acid

9. Browning on toast and steak comes from sugars reacting with… Water molecules · Amino acids · Salt

   Amino acids – It's called the Maillard reaction!

10. What does sous vide mean in French? Under vacuum · Slow cooked · Hot water bath

    Under vacuum

11. Too much salt in bread dough slows down the… Yeast · Oven · Flour

    Yeast

12. Why do bakers add steam to the oven for crusty bread? Makes the bread sweeter · Kills the yeast · Keeps crust soft longer

    Keeps crust soft longer – A soft crust lets the loaf expand before it sets!

13. Tempering chocolate is all about controlling its… Color · Sugar content · Crystals

    Crystals

14. Bread goes stale mainly because its starch… Recrystallizes · Loses all its water · Rots

    Recrystallizes – That's why the fridge makes bread stale faster!

15. The Dutch oven got its name from… A Dutch casting method · A Dutch king · Dutch windmill bakeries

    A Dutch casting method

16. Classic puff pastry has about how many layers? 2,187 · 729 · 81

    729

17. How tall was the first microwave oven, from 1947? As tall as a cat · As tall as a person · As tall as a toaster

    As tall as a person – It weighed about 340 kilograms!

18. Gelatin is made from which protein? Collagen · Gluten · Milk casein

    Collagen

19. Combi ovens in pro kitchens mix hot air with… Microwaves · Infrared · Steam

    Steam

20. The oldest known bread, 14,400 years old, was found in… Egypt · Jordan · Greece

    Jordan – It was baked about 4,000 years before farming began!

21. The bain-marie is said to be named after… A French queen · A nun · An alchemist

    An alchemist – Maria the Jewess, an alchemist, is linked to the method!

22. Chefs make liquid 'caviar' spheres with alginate from… Seaweed · Corn · Potatoes

    Seaweed

23. In 1837, Alfred Bird invented custard powder because his wife couldn't eat… Milk · Sugar · Eggs

    Eggs

24. In 1943, the USA briefly banned… Chocolate milk · Sliced bread · Ketchup

    Sliced bread – The ban lasted less than two months!

25. Teflon was discovered by accident while researching… Refrigerants · Rocket engine fuel · Paint

    Refrigerants

26. What was the first food cooked in a microwave on purpose? Eggs · Popcorn · Pizza

    Popcorn