Critical Thinking Questions
1. Most people don't often think about science and restaurants or the food industry as having
anything to do with each other- but they do! Identify and explain how scientific principles are used
in cooking and provide a creative example different from those mentioned in the unit that in
expresses this concept.
2 Imagine that you have been asked to do an infomercial for a new sous vide tool. You are instructed
to not only explain how the tool works but what some of the benefits of this cooking method are.
a Write a brief script that you could use for this infomercial.
3 You are in the middle of a cooking competition, and in this round, you are required to cook three
items: one using dry heat, one using moist heat, and one using combination heat. Identify and
explain what item you would cook for each cooking method, why you chose this item, and how you
would cook each item using the specific method.
4 You are training a new a meat specialist for your restaurant. Part of this specialist's job is to
purchase and store the meat supply. Explain how you would differentiate between proteins and
identify factors such as types, grades, and storage while training this new meat specialist.
5. Which cooking methods would work best if you are on a camping trip and a have to build your own
fire for cooking? What types of foods would you bring along that would work best with these
cooking methods and setting?