Food Preparation at Home describes food preparation and preservation techniques that enable consumers to enjoy the benefits of their food purchases. It describes refrigeration, freezing, and microwave technologies, indispensable in the preparation and preservation of foods. Subject Matter gives an overview of the unit's content. Careers presents required educational background and specific careers related to the unit's work process. Activity Description instructs on how to perform the activity.
Questions is a list of questions to answer and fill in after completing the activity.
Glossary of Terms gives definitions of any new or unfamiliar terms covered in the unit. References lists the publications and videos that are in the library. In order to measure your progress as you explore the food industry, you can take a pretest now and a post test when you complete the course of study. This test will will be used to gauge how much you have learned. The tests, along with answer keys, are available to authorized instructors only and can be obtained from the Institute of Food Technologists. .