Kitchen Essentials · JHS2 Career Technology

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.3.4.1.1 - Demonstrate how to care for and maintain kitchen essentials

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Classify kitchen essentials according to the materials from which they are made (aluminium, stainless steel, plastic, wood, ceramic, glass).
Match appropriate cleaning agents and tools to each type of kitchen material, explaining why the match is suitable.
Demonstrate step-by-step procedures for washing, cleaning and sterilising common kitchen essentials.
Explain the consequences of using the wrong cleaning material on a kitchen item.
Perform a complete care and maintenance routine on a given kitchen essential and present it for appraisal.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Tools, Equipment and Processes (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Kitchen Essentials (3.4)
Content standard: B8.3.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of maintaining kitchen essentials
Indicator: B8.3.4.1.1 - Demonstrate how to care for and maintain kitchen essentials
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 5 (Week 17 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 59
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Discuss suitable materials for cleaning kitchen essentials according to the materials used in making them.
E.g.
- Aluminium-steel wool, vim
- Stainless steel-silvo, ground sifted egg shell
2. Demonstrate how to care for and maintain basic kitchen essentials for appraisal.
E.g.
- Washing
- cleaning
- sterilising