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What you need to do
  1.  
    • Show how to handle kitchen utensils safely. These should include knives and scissors
    • Show and explain how to be safe in the kitchen
    • Explain the basics of food hygiene
  2. Choose and do two of the following
    • Make breakfast for three or four other people that includes two of these dishes
      • Toast with jam or marmalade
      • A dish using eggs
      • A simple cooked breakfast, such as beans on toast
      • Porridge
      • A muesli mix you have created
      • Tea or coffee
      • Freshly squeezed fruit juice
      • Any other dish you usually eat for breakfast
    • Make a healthy dish showing you can prepare fresh fruits, vegetables or salad. Arrange it in an appetising way.
    • Bake and decorate biscuits, cakes or scones. Share them with other Brownies
    • Make a simple lunch snack for yourself and someone else
  3. Wash up and clear away after a meal


For the Cook Advanced badge you do not have to have the Cook badge first.
What you need to do
  1.  
    • Show how to handle sharp knives, scissors and other kitchen utensils safely
    • Show and explain how to improve safety in the kitchen
    • Explain the basics of food hygiene and how to store foods correctly
  2. Prepare a simple two-course meal: one course must be cooked
  3. Either
    Make a poster for your meeting place, school or Brownie holiday that illustrates one of the following
    • Food allergies
    • Healthy eating
    • The different food groups
    • The countries that different foods come from
    Or
    Make a collection of the recipes you have most enjoyed trying. Make sure your collection includes savoury and sweet dishes
  4. Show how to do two of the following
    • Use a dishwasher
    • Clean and care for non-stick cookware
    • Wash up in the correct order
    • Clean a microwave
    • Clean a fridge
  5. Do one of the following
    • Prepare a traditional dish from another country
    • Plan and prepare the food for a Rainbow party or children's birthday party
    • Prepare a dish using an ingredient you've never used before
    • With an adult you know, cook a meal outdoors on a stove or barbecue
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