Recipe Demonstrations in the Foods Class

The foods class is known for cooking food, but that’s not all they do.  Most Fridays, the eighth and ninth-grade students who are enrolled in the foods exploration class at Springville Junior High School are required to do a demonstration in front of their class.   This is where the students make a food by themselves, or with one helper.  Demonstrating in front of everyone, including the teacher, proves that students have learned how to cook on their own.  The eighth graders can choose any food recipe they would like to make.  The ninth-grade students choose a recipe from a foreign country.  They are also supposed to share ten facts about the country with the class.  The students bring their own ingredients and supplies for their recipe unless the students need things like flour, salt, or sugar, then they are allowed to use the rooms’ supplies as long as they wash the dishes.

Mrs. Harrington, the foods student teacher, said, “It is good for the students watching to learn how to cook something new.  What the students enjoy even more is eating the food the demonstrator prepared for them.”  The students are graded on sanitation, knowing what nutrients are in their recipe, and using correct cooking techniques. They also need to be able to answer questions that students in the audience ask.  According to Kelsie Taylor, an eighth grader, the hardest part about doing her demonstration was making sure everything was ready and that she had all of the ingredients that she needed.

A few of Mrs. Harrington’s favorite foods that have been made by students are salsa by Spencer Allen, a ninth grader, cheese balls by Ben Stewart, an eighth grader, and Korean Pancakes by Sarah Torsak, a ninth grader.  Demonstrations in the foods class help the students learn how to cook better.