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Culinary Competency & Skills Assessment Flashcards

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  1. A culinary instructor notices that a student consistently struggles with consistent brunoise cuts. Using Bloom's Taxonomy, which domain does this skill primarily fall under?

    Answer: Psychomotor domain

    Precise knife cuts are a physical, hands-on skill classified in the psychomotor domain of Bloom's Taxonomy.

  2. What is the key difference between a stock and a broth?

    Answer: Stock is made from bones and has body from gelatin; broth is made from meat and is lighter

    Stock derives its body from collagen/gelatin released by simmering bones, while broth is made from meat and is thinner and lighter.

  3. When scaling a recipe from 10 portions to 75 portions, a student multiplies every ingredient by 7.5. The baked product turns out dense and gummy. What most likely caused this?

    Answer: Chemical leaveners, salt, and spices do not scale linearly and were over-measured

    Chemical leaveners, salt, and spices do not scale linearly; multiplying them directly by the conversion factor often results in over-leavening or over-salting and off textures.

  4. Which HACCP principle involves establishing the procedures to follow when a critical limit is not met?

    Answer: Establishing Corrective Actions

    HACCP Principle 5 (Corrective Actions) specifies what to do when monitoring shows a critical limit has been exceeded to ensure no unsafe food reaches consumers.

  5. A culinary educator uses a summative rubric that scores knife skills, sauce consistency, and plating separately. This type of rubric is called:

    Answer: Analytic rubric

    An analytic rubric evaluates each criterion (knife skills, sauce, plating) separately with distinct scores, allowing detailed diagnostic feedback.

  6. What role does acidity play when added to a braising liquid?

    Answer: It helps break down connective tissue and brightens flavor

    Acid (wine, tomatoes, vinegar) weakens collagen bonds, speeds tenderization, and adds brightness that balances the richness of braised dishes.

  7. When teaching menu costing to culinary students, which formula correctly calculates food cost percentage?

    Answer: Food Cost ÷ Selling Price × 100

    Food cost percentage = (Food Cost ÷ Selling Price) × 100, expressing ingredient cost as a percentage of the menu price.