Food skills videos - Food A Fact Of Life

Practical food skills videos

These food skills videos are the need-to-know for your pupils!

Most of our food skills videos are 'peer to peer', which means that your pupils can watch other young people perform the skills they are about to practise!

We also have six video recipes, demonstrated by pupils with additional needs, with corresponding Widgit symbol recipes.

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Getting started and measuring
Preparing ingredients
Using equipment
Using the cooker
Recipe videos with Widget Symbol recipes

Getting started, weighing and measuring

Four videos to introduce getting ready to cook and how to weigh dry ingredients (e.g. flour), liquid ingredients (e.g. milk), and ingredients measured with spoons (e.g. spices).

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Getting Ready to Cook

This video demonstrates how pupils can get ready to cook safely.

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Weighing ingredients

This video shows how to weigh ingredients using digital scales.

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Measuring liquids

This video shows how to measure liquids accurately using a measuring jug.

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Measuring with spoons

This video shows how to measure accurately with spoons.

Preparing ingredients

These videos demonstrate the essentials of preparing ingredients, so they are ready to be used in recipes.

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Using a knife - the claw grip

This video shows the claw grip, a safe cutting technique to slice and dice foods.

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Using a knife - the bridge hold

This video shows the bridge hold, a safe cutting technique to cut foods in half, quarters or chunks.

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Using a knife - fork secure

This video shows the ‘fork secure’ technique. It’s a safe way to slice food.

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Cutting with kitchen scissors

This video shows how to cut vegetables with kitchen scissors, a safe cutting technique to cut foods.

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Using a grater

This video shows how to grate three different foods.

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Using a vegetable peeler

This video shows how to use a vegetable peeler.

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Juicing citrus fruits

This video shows how to juice citrus fruit, such as lemons and limes.

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Handling eggs

This video shows how to crack and separate eggs.

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Preparing an onion

This video shows how to peel, slice and dice an onion carefully.

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Preparing garlic

This video shows how to prepare and crush a clove of garlic.

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Preparing a chilli

This video shows how to prepare a chilli safely.

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Preparing fresh ginger

This video shows how to prepare fresh ginger.

Using equipment

These videos demonstrate the use of four important pieces of kitchen equipment: Electric hand whisks, hand-held blenders, standing blenders, and food processors.

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Using an electric hand whisk

This video shows how to use an electric hand whisk safely.

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Using a hand-held blender

This video shows how to use a hand-held blender safely.

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Using a blender

This video shows how to use a blender safely.

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Using a food processor

This video is about using a food processor safely.

Using the cooker

Four videos showing how to use the cooker safely, including draining away boiling water (after boiling on the hob).

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Using the hob - boiling

This video shows how to use the hob to boil foods, such as pasta.

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Using the hob - frying

This video shows how to fry foods, using a frying pan and a wok.

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Using the grill

This video shows how to use the grill safely.

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Using the oven

This video shows how to use the oven safely.

Recipe videos with Widget Symbol recipes

Recipes demonstrated by pupils with additional needs and corresponding Widgit Symbol recipes.

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Scrambled egg on toast - on the hob

A short video which demonstrates how to make scrambled egg on toast on the hob.

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Scrambled egg on toast: Hob Widgit Symbols

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Scrambled egg on toast - in the microwave

A short video which demonstrates how to make scrambled egg on toast using a microwave.

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Scrambled egg on toast: Microwave Widgit Symbols

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Chilli con carne

A short video which demonstrates how to make chilli con carne.

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Chilli con carne Widgit Symbols

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Boiled rice

A short video which demonstrates how to make boiled rice.

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Boiled rice Widgit Symbols

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English muffin pizza

A short video which demonstrates how to make English muffin pizzas.

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English muffin pizzas Widgit Symbols

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Minty lamb and pea burger

A short video which demonstrates how to make minty lamb and pea burgers.

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Minty lamb and pea burgers Widgit Symbols

Looking for more?

Visit our Pupils with additional needs area to find all our food teaching resources for pupils with additional needs.

Did you know that we have Teacher versions of the food skills videos available too? These provide more details on how to teach these skills in lessons.

Visit our Recipe area to explore over 300 exciting recipes for the classroom!