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Week 07 · Hot and Cold

Tuesday

Thaw it safely, weigh it in grams
// Chill it, freeze it, keep it out of the Danger Zone
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Thaw It Safely, Weigh It in Grams

Bennie the Bear sets a bag of frozen berries on the counter. "They can thaw here," he says.

Lizzy looks at the thermometer drawing. "What do you notice about the counter? Is it in the Danger Zone?"

Bennie gasps. "The counter is warm!" He moves the bag to the fridge.

Riley nods. "Here is a hint," he says. "Slow and cold is safe."

Thaw in the fridge

Thaw frozen food in the fridge, not on the counter.

On the counter, parts of the food warm up to room temperature.

Germs grow fast in those warm parts.

Put leftovers in the fridge within 2 hours.

Weigh it in grams

Weighing food on a kitchen scale is the most accurate way to measure.

Many kitchen scales show grams. A grown-up can help you read one.

Fruit for the popsGrams
Blueberries150 grams
Banana 1120 grams
Banana 2110 grams
Banana 1 is 120 grams. Banana 2 is 110 grams. How many grams in all?
The blueberries are 150 grams. Banana 1 is 120 grams. How many more grams of blueberries?
6 pops share 300 grams of fruit equally. How many grams in each pop?
THAW AND TIME
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where should frozen food thaw?
The berries go in the fridge at 4:00. They thaw for 3 hours. When are they ready?
Which way to measure is the most accurate?
StatementTrue or false?
Thaw frozen food on the counter.?
120 grams plus 110 grams is 230 grams.?
A kitchen scale can show grams.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESafe thawing and careful weighing are both cook skills.
Where do you thaw frozen food? Type one word.
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe fridge keeps thawing food out of the Danger Zone.
For a grown-up
If you have a kitchen scale, let your child weigh a few pieces of fruit.
Show your child where frozen food thaws in your fridge.
Try it
With a grown-up, weigh one piece of fruit on a kitchen scale.
Write the grams. Then weigh a second piece and add them.
On paper, draw a fridge. Show where frozen food can thaw safely.

Weighing whiz! Tomorrow is Kitchen Lab: the ice cube race.

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