1. Should we cook every food before eating them?
No. We eat some foods raw. Vegetables like cucumber and carrots are eaten raw. Fruits are mostly eaten raw. These are tasty and can be digested even if they are not cooked. But, there are some foods that we must cook before eating them.
2. Why do we cook food?
Some foods such as grains and pulses are hard to digest. Some foods are not edible or tasty unless they are cooked. Cooking makes food soft, easy to digest and tasty.
3. How does cooking helps us to keep away diseases?
Cooking helps to kill the germs that are present in raw food. This helps us to keep away diseases. Cooked food increases our appetite because of its flavour and appearance.
4. Name different ways of cooking food?
We cook food by different ways. They are boiling, frying, roasting, steaming and baking.
5. Which is the most healthy way of cooking?
Most healthy way of cooking is baking. Baking is cooking food in a cooker or oven without using water or oil. Breads, cakes and vegetables are baked steaming is also a healthy way of cooking.
6. What is frying?
Frying is cooking food in hot oil. For example, chicken, fish, vegetables and snacks like samosas are fried. Frying makes food crisp and tasty. Fried foods are not very good for health. We should eat them only occasionally.
7. With what all metals can we make utensils?
We need utensils to cook, keep and store our food. Utensils are made of metals like silver, copper, brass, iron and steel.
8. List some utensils that you find in your kitchen?
Pressure cooker, wok, frying pan, steamer, earthern pot etc. are some utensils that can be found in our kitchen.
9. What are the different kinds of spoons?
We use many kinds of spoons in the kitchen. They are serving spoon, skimmer, ladle, spatula, tablespoon etc.
10. Why do we use machines in kitchen?
We use many machines in the kitchen that makes our work easier and lighter. Many years ago, there were no machines used. People used other devices to do the same tasks.
11. List some machines that are used in the kitchen?
Machines makes our work easier and lighter. Blender over, wet grinder, egg beater are some of them.
12. What is the use of stove?
Cooking can be done only by heating the food on a stove. People use different types of stoves for cooking food.
13. What are fuels?
People use different types of stoves for cooking food. Things that produce heat on burning are called fuels. Kerosene, charcoal or firewood are used as fuels in a stove.
14. What is the use of utensils?
We need utensils to cook, keep and store our food. We use a variety of utensils in the kitchen. Kitchen utensils come in various shapes and sizes.
15. What is the better way of frying?
Food which has been stir fried or has been fried quickly in oil is better for health than food that has been deep fried for a long time.
16. List some materials with which we can make utensils?
Utensils are needed to cook, keep and store our food. Utensils are made of metals and other materials like baked clay, wood, bamboo and plastic.
17. List the names of different kinds of stove?
Cooking can be done only by heating the food on a stove. Kerosene stove, gas stove, hot plate, coal stove, solar cooker, biogas stove etc are different kinds of stove.
18. Where do we keep coal and wood stoves?
Coal and wood stoves give out a lot of smoke when food is cooked in them. People usually kept such stoves in the open or in kitchens a little away from the rest of the house.
19. Does a microwave oven require any fuels?
No. Microwave ovens run on electricity and they do not require any fuels looking is done very quickly in a microwave oven.
20. Define the use of a solar cooker?
A solar cooker does not need any fuel. It traps the heat from the sun known as solar energy. Food is cooked on it with the help of solar energy. It save fuel and do not cause any pollution.

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