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Week 05 · Read a Recipe

Tuesday

Mise en place
// Read it all, gather it all, follow the steps
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Mise en Place

Ferris the Fox hums as he sets bowls, spoons and cups on the counter.

Then he lines up bananas, eggs and oats beside them. Bennie looks puzzled.

"Why put everything out before we start?" Bennie asks. "What do you notice?" Ferris replies.

Riley points to the empty cupboard. "Here is a hint," he says. "No running around later."

Everything in its place

Cooks gather all their ingredients and tools before they start a recipe.

They call it mise en place. Say it "meez on plahs."

It means everything in its place.

A grown-up watches new cooks closely, every time.

  • Read the recipe and make a list.
  • Set out every ingredient.
  • Set out every tool: bowls, cups, spoons and a fork.
  • Check the list. Is anything missing?
On the cardIngredient or tool?
2 bananasIngredient
A mixing bowlTool
1/2 cup of oatsIngredient
A forkTool
A 1/4 measuring cupTool
SORT FOR MISE EN PLACE
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1Ingredient
2Ingredient
3Tool
4Tool

Gathering math

The card needs 1/2 cup of oats. You only have a 1/4 cup.

Two 1/4 cups make 1/2 cup. So you scoop two times.

The card needs 2 bananas for one batch. How many for 2 batches?
You have 6 eggs. One batch uses 2. How many batches can you make?
How many 1/4 cup scoops make 1/2 cup?
MISE EN PLACE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
When do you gather the ingredients?
Which is a tool, not an ingredient?
StatementTrue or false?
Mise en place means everything in its place.?
A whisk is an ingredient.?
You gather tools and ingredients before you start.?
A grown-up watches new cooks closely.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEGetting ready first makes cooking calm and safe.
What do cooks call gathering everything first? Type the first word.
WHY THIS EXERCISEMise en place means everything in its place.
For a grown-up
Let your child set out the ingredients and tools for a meal this week.
A grown-up handles anything sharp or hot while they gather.
Try it
Pick a snack recipe. Set out every ingredient and tool.
Check each one off your list.
On paper, draw your own mise en place for a snack. Label each ingredient and tool.

Organized cook! Tomorrow is Kitchen Lab. You will practice kitchen verbs.

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