ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How do you select potatoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Find ones that are smooth and firm.
Don't accept any that have dark spots, green areas, mold, or large cuts.
Where do you store potatoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - In a cool, dry place. Russet - 30 days.
Yams - two weeks. Sweet potatoes - one week. Small potatoes - less than a week.
How can you prepare sweet potatoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - boil, bake, puree, roast
How can you prepare yams? - CORRECT ANSWER - bake, puree, fry
How can you prepare russets? - CORRECT ANSWER - bake, fry
How can you prepare chef's or all purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER - mash, puree, braise,
saute
How can you prepare new potatoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - boil, steam, roast
How can you prepare yellow-fleshed? - CORRECT ANSWER - mash
What is solanine? What do you do with it? - CORRECT ANSWER - a harmful, bitter tasting
substance from potatoes being exposed to light. cut off green parts or discard potato
What is a single-stage technique? - CORRECT ANSWER - take potatoes from raw state to
cooked state using one method