This module provides instruction on proper storage and handling of cleaned kitchen tools and equipment. It discusses maintaining gas stoves, refrigerators, and kitchen areas through cleaning. The steps for cleaning each are outlined, including using solutions like vinegar, baking soda, and soap. Proper storage of items is also covered, such as pots and pans in lower cabinets, and measuring tools in drawers. The module aims to teach students to properly maintain equipment and work areas to prevent recontamination and promote accessibility.
2. Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Module 4: STORING STACKING KITCHEN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
First Edition, 2020
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Cookery – Module 4
Storing and Stacking
Kitchen Tools and
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What I Need to Know
This module aims to educate the students in Cookery on Proper Storage
and Handling of Cleaned and Sanitized Equipment and Utensils. This is necessary
to prevent recontamination of harmful microorganisms prior to use. Aside from this
reason, accessibility or ease of work is also achieved hence the things needed in
the kitchen are organized.
After going through this module, the students are expected to:
1. Maintain kitchen tools, equipment, and work areas.
2. Store and stack cleaned tools, equipment and paraphernalia in the proper
storage area.
Read and understand the content of every topic because you will be
assessed on what have you learned or understood by answering or performing the
activities provided.
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What I Know
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and write FALSE if the
statement is wrong. Write your answer in your TLE notebook.
1. The steps in cleaning the gas stove are: preparing the stove for cleaning,
cleaning the stovetop and cleaning the burners.
2. Expiration date of foods should be checked when keeping foods in the
refrigerator.
3. The hot temperature will damage the glass shelf of the refrigerator if washed
using hot water.
4. Baking soda and hot water solution can be used to clean the inside of the
refrigerator.
5. Pure bleach can be used to clean the refrigerator gasket.
6. Clearing the deck in the kitchen means returning all items that do not belong
in the kitchen.
7. The kitchen floor is cleaned first in maintaining the kitchen area.
8. Things that do not belong in kitchen must be returned first to its proper place
before cleaning the kitchen area.
9. Vinegar, salt and warm water solution can be used for cleaning and
sanitizing.
10.Iodized salt absorbs odor if placed in the corners of the kitchen.
11.Lower cabinet is suitable for storing and stacking pots and pans.
12.Supply of detergent, garbage bag and sanitizers should be placed in the
lower cabinet under the sink.
13.Breakable dishes should be placed in the lower cabinet near the stove.
14.Coffee can be stored together with vinegar, cooking oil and soy sauce in
the cabinet.
15.Measuring spoon, measuring cup and measuring glass can be arranged in
a flat drawer below the countertop.
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Lesson
1
MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT AND WORK AREAS
TLE_HECK7/8MT-0c-3
What’s In
Directions: Recall what you have learned in maintaining kitchen tools and
paraphernalia. In your TLE notebook copy the diagram and fill in with the correct
information.
Maintain Appropriate Kitchen Tools,
Equipment and Paraphernalia
Differentiate
Cleaning
-is the process of
removing dirt or stains
from surfaces.
Sanitizing
1.______________
______________
Ways to Sanitize:
1. _____________________
_____________________.
2. _____________________
_____________________.
Ways to Clean:
1. Uses detergents in washing
kitchen tools and equipment.
2. Uses abrasive cleaners to
remove heavy collected soil.
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What’s New
Activity 1
Directions: Name the picture in each box. Write your answer in your TLE
notebook.
1 2 3
What is It
Guide Questions:
1. What are the steps in cleaning gas stove, refrigerator and kitchen premises?
2. What are the cleaning solutions used in cleaning gas stove, refrigerator and
kitchen premises?
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How to Keep Kitchen Equipment and Working Area Clean
A. How to Clean the Gas Stove
Step 1: Preparing the Stove for Cleaning
1. Allow your stove to cool.
2. Remove the burner grates and caps.
3. Fill the sink with hot water and dish
soap. Allow the burners to soak while
you clean the stove.
Step 2: Cleaning the Stovetop
1. Brush away loose debris with a cleaning
brush.
2. Scrub the stovetop using stovetop
cleaner or soapy water.
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3. Clean around the burners.
4. Dry the stove’s surface using a clean
cloth or paper towel.
Step 3: Cleaning the Burners
1. Scrub the burner grates using a
toothbrush or sponge.
2. Scrub and wash the burner caps using
the same toothbrush or sponge. Set them
off to the side with the burners.
3. Rinse the burner grates and caps
thoroughly with warm water.
4. Dry the burner grates and caps on a mat
to air dry.
5. Secure the burner parts back on the
stove.
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B. How to Clean the Refrigerator?
Parts of the Refrigerator
8 Steps in Cleaning the Refrigerator
1. Take all your food out of the refrigerator.
2. Throw out any moldy and expired foods.
3. Take out any shelving, drawers (sometimes known as "crispers"), or other
removable parts of the refrigerator.
4. Wash the shelving, drawers, and other surfaces by hand. Never wash a
cold glass shelf with hot water. The sudden temperature change could
break the glass.
5. Wipe the inside of the refrigerator with your preferred cleaning solution. Do
not use strong scented soap or cleaner on the inside of the fridge, as food
may absorb the smell. Instead, use one of the following natural cleaning
solutions:
2 tablespoons of baking soda and 1 US-quart (950 ml) hot water
white toothpaste serves as an abrasive cleanser and it smells
great
6. Dry off shelving before putting it back in its home in the refrigerator.
Gasket
Freezer
Drawers
Glass shelf
Crisper
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7. Clean the gasket using a dissolved solution of ½ cup water and ½ cup
vinegar or bleach. Do not use strong bleach as this may destroy the gasket.
8. Wipe off any jars, bottles, or plastic ware and place them back into the
refrigerator.
C. How to Keep the Kitchen Area Clean?
1. Clear the Deck
Put away all of the items that belong in the kitchen but are not in their proper
place.
2. Start at the Sink
Put all of the dirty plates, spoons, forks, cups and pots in the dishwasher.
3. Spray Countertops and Stovetop with cleaning solution
Combine 3 cups warm water with 1/2 cup white vinegar and 1 tsp. dish
soap. Spray this solution onto surfaces and wipe off with a wet cleaning rag.
4. Wipe down Upper Cabinets
Dip a rag in the warm, soapy water and use it to wipe down the doors and
cabinets.
Deck or table
Sink
Cabinets
Countertop Floor
Stovetop
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5. Wipe down Countertops and Stovetop
Wipe down dust and crumbs from horizontal surfaces. Add a little baking
soda for hard stains.
7. Wipe down Lower Cabinet Doors and Drawers
Use a rag dipped in warm, soapy water.
8. Finish Dishes and Clean Sink
9. Empty the Trash
Throw the garbage observing proper segregation of waste.
12. Sweep & Mop the Floor
For the cleaning solution:
Mix 1 gallon warm water in a bucket with 1/2 cup white vinegar and
1 tsp. dish soap. Let your floor air dry after cleaning.
Fill a few bowls with about 1/2 cup each of baking soda. Place these
around your kitchen to absorb odor and keep the kitchen smelling
fresh.
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What’s More
Activity 2 .1 Cleaning the Gas Stove
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the missing words to complete the steps in
cleaning the gas stove. Find the words in the box. Write your answer in your TLE
notebook.
1. Allow your stove to _____.
2. Remove the burner grates and _____.
3. Fill the sink with hot water and _____.
4. Brush any loose _____.
5. _____ the stovetop.
6. Clean _____ the burner.
7. Scrub the burner _____ and caps.
8. Rinse the _____.
9. _____ the burner parts.
10._____ the burner parts back on the stove.
Activity 2.2 Cleaning the Refrigerator
Directions: Identify the parts of the refrigerator by arranging the jumbled letters
to form the correct word. Write your answer in your TLE notebook.
A. Around
B. Burner parts
C. Caps
D. Cool
E. Debris
F. Dish soap
G. Dry
H. Grates
I. Hot water
J. Scrub
K. Secure
1. SETGAK
5. SPCRIRE
4. SASGL HESFL
3. AWDRER
2. REFZREE
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Lesson
2
STORING AND STACKING KITCHEN TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT
TLE_HECK7/8MT-0c-3
What’s New
Activity 1: Write your answer in your TLE notebook.
1. If you were asked to group the kitchen tools and equipment below into two,
how will you group them? Write your answer in your TLE notebook.
Frying pan Wire whisk Wooden ladle
Food tong kettle Sauce pan
Group 1 Group 2
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
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What is It
Organizing Kitchen Cabinets for Cleaned Tools and Equipment
Part 1: Cleaning
1. Remove everything from your cabinets.
2. Give away items that are no longer in need.
3. Clean the cabinets from top to bottom.
4. Line the cabinets with paper linings.
5. Place sachets filled with baking soda in your cabinet corners to absorb bad
odors without using a fragrance.
6. Buy organizers or containers for smaller kitchen items and choose
containers with light-fitting lids to keep insects and airflow out.
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Part 2: Organizing Dishes in the Cabinet/Drawers
Kitchen Layout
Tips in Organizing Kitchen Tools and Equipment in the Cabinet
1. Decide for the items you plan to
store. Arrange everything in
stacks according to type or group
the same items together.
Upper cabinets
Lower cabinets
Wide flat
drawer
Small drawers
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2. Place dishes you use most often
in reachable cabinets.
3. Store breakable items higher up
to keep them safe.
4. Stack pots and pans in lower
cabinets near the stove.
5. Arrange utensils in a flat utensil
drawer. Arrange your utensils so
that the forks, spoons and knives
are kept separated.
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6. Place the appliances you use
every day on the kitchen counter.
Occasionally-used items must be
placed in a distant shelf or on top
of the cabinets.
7. Store food in its own cabinet. If
you plan to have a food and spice
cabinet, choose a space that's
slightly separate from the rest of
your kitchen supplies.
8. Place cleaning supplies like trash
bags, cleaning solutions, rubber
gloves, extra dish soap, detergent
and sponges in the cabinet under
the sink.
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What’s More
Activity 2 Organizing Kitchen Tools and Equipment
Directions: Name 2 kitchen tools, equipment or materials you are going to store
or stack in the following drawers and cabinets.
1. Flat drawer
2. Upper cabinet
3. Small drawers near countertops
4. Lower cabinets
5. Lower cabinets under the sink
What I Have Learned
Directions: Fill each blank with the missing word/s to complete each statement.
Choose your answers from the box below. Write your answer in your TLE
notebook.
baking powder caps kind
baking soda cleaning the burners sink
below dish soap segregation
bleach drawers top
1. The three major steps in cleaning the gas stove are preparing the gas stove
for cleaning, cleaning the stovetop and ________.
2. The parts of the burner are grates and ________.
3. The removable parts of the refrigerator are glass shelf and ________.
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4. An all-purpose cleaner solution is a combination of 3 cups warm water, ½
cup white vinegar and 1 teaspoon ________.
5. Strong ________should not be applied in the refrigerator gasket.
6. Proper ________ of waste should be applied when trash is emptied.
7. ________ is placed in the corners of the cabinet to absorb bad odors
without using a fragrance.
8. In storing items in the cabinet, everything is arranged according to _____.
9. Breakable items should be placed on ________ of the cabinets.
10.Cleaning supplies are placed under the ________.
What I Can Do
Directions: Take a look at your kitchen. Evaluate how your kitchen tools and
equipment are arranged. Copy the table in your TLE notebook. Put a check mark
(√) that corresponds to your answer.
No. Storing and Stacking Kitchen Tools and Equipment Yes No
1 Kitchen tools and equipment are arranged according to
kind.
2 Dishes that are always used are placed on reachable
cabinets.
3 Stack pots and pans are placed in the lower cabinet.
4 Kitchen utensils are placed in a flat utensil drawer.
5 Cleaning supplies are placed under the sink.
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Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of your answer. Write it in your TLE notebook.
1. Which is the correct order in cleaning the gas stove?
A. Cleaning the stovetop, preparing the stove for cleaning, cleaning
the burners
B. Preparing the stove for cleaning, cleaning the burners, cleaning the
stovetop.
C. Preparing the stove for cleaning, cleaning the stovetop, cleaning
the burners.
D. Cleaning the burners, cleaning the stovetop, preparing the stove for
cleaning
2. Which of the following should be thrown out from the refrigerator?
A. Expired
B. Inedible
C. Moldy
D. All of the above
3. When we clean the refrigerator, we should never wash the glass shelf with
hot water. The reason for this is;
A. The hot temperature will melt the glass.
B. The hot temperature will damage the glass quality.
C. The glass shelf is difficult to wash if hot water is used.
D. The sudden temperature change could break the glass.
4. The following can be used to clean the inside of the refrigerator EXCEPT;
A. Toothpaste
B. Detergent with downy
C. Baking soda and hot water solution
D. Vinegar and hot water solution
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5. Which of the following can be used in cleaning the refrigerator gasket?
A. Pure bleach
B. Pure Vinegar
C. ½ cup water and ½ cup vinegar solution
D. ½ cup vinegar and ½ cup bleach solution
6. Clearing the deck in the kitchen means _________.
A. wiping down dust and crumbs.
B. cleaning the corners of the cabinet.
C. putting all the dirty dishes in the dishwasher.
D. putting away all of the items that do not belong in the kitchen.
7. When cleaning the kitchen premises, which part of the kitchen should be
cleaned first?
A. Sink
B. Deck
C. Floor
D. Countertops and stovetop
8. When cleaning the kitchen premises, which part of the kitchen should be
cleaned last?
A. Sink
B. Deck
C. Floor
D. Countertops
9. Which of the following are components of diluted vinegar solution used for
cleaning and sanitizing?
A. Vinegar, salt, warm water
B. Vinegar, warm water, sugar
C. Vinegar, dish soap, sugar
D. Vinegar, warm water, dish soap
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10.Which of the following can be used to absorb odor and keep kitchen
smelling fresh?
A. Baking soda
B. Brown sugar
C. Iodized salt
D. Baking powder
11.Stack pots and pans should be placed _________.
A. on the countertops
B. on top shelves of cabinets
C. in the lower cabinet near the stove
D. in lower cabinet under the sink
12.Trash bags, cleaning solutions, extra dish soap and detergent should be
placed ________.
A. on the countertops.
B. on top shelves of cabinets.
C. in the lower cabinet near the stove.
D. in the lower cabinet under the sink.
13.Breakable items like glass plates should be kept ________.
A. on the countertops.
B. on top shelves of cabinets.
C. in the lower cabinet near the stove.
D. in the lower cabinet under the sink.
14.If items in the cabinet are stored according to kind, which of the following
DOES NOT belong to the group?
A. Milk
B. Vinegar
C. Cooking oil
D. Soy sauce
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15.Which group of kitchen tools and equipment is CORRECT when storing and
stacking them in the cabinet?
A. Plates bowls, knife
B. Measuring spoon, sifter, baking pan
C. Electric mixer, blender, oven toaster
D. Wooden ladle, chopping board, weighing scale
Additional Activities
1. Using one page of your TLE notebook, draw one way of organizing your
own kitchen tools and equipment at home.
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