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Food Preparation and Nutrition
Key terms
Readiness test

GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · key term

Readiness test

Definition

A check used to decide whether an ingredient or dish has reached the required stage of cooking.

Used by AQA

How each exam board covers it

AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · 8585

Paper 1

Revise: Testing for Readiness

AQA Food Preparation and Nutrition past papers

Exam tips

1
When describing a readiness test, name the food, explain the test and state the result that shows it is ready.

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