Licence to Grill Quiz

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Take our quick BBQ food safety quiz below and prove you know how to cook safely this summer. Score 10 out of 10, and we’ll send you a personalised Licence to Grill certificate.

Then print it, share it, or use it as light-hearted proof that you’re allowed near the barbecue.

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Which of these is the safest way to handle raw and cooked meat at a BBQ?

1 point

Use the same plate to save washing up

Wipe the raw meat plate with a tea towel and reuse it

Put cooked meat back onto the raw meat tray

Keep raw and cooked meat separate, using different plates and utensils

If you are cooking for vegetarians or people with allergies, what should you avoid?

1 point

Using separate utensils

Keeping foods apart

Labelling serving plates

Cross-contamination from meat, dairy or allergens

What is the golden rule before serving BBQ food?

1 point

If it looks good, it is safe

If it has smoke flavour, it is cooked

Check it is cooked properly before serving

Let the hungriest guest decide

Why should burgers be cooked all the way through at home?

1 point

Because bacteria can be spread throughout minced meat

Because they cook faster that way

Because rare burgers always taste worse

Because the outside burns too quickly

What is the safest way to manage cooked BBQ leftovers?

1 point

Leave them out until the party ends

Cool them and put them in the fridge within one to two hours

Put them straight into a cupboard

Keep them beside the BBQ so they stay warm

You’ve used a marinade on raw chicken. Can you brush the same marinade onto cooked chicken before serving?

1 point

Yes, if it smells fine

Only if the marinade has been thoroughly cooked first

Yes, if the chicken is already cooked

Yes, if you use a clean brush

Your chicken looks charred on the outside. What does that prove?

1 point

It is definitely safe to eat

It has been cooked at a high enough temperature

It still needs checking in the thickest part

It only needs another minute to rest

You’ve taken chicken off the barbecue. What should you check before serving it? *

1 point

That it is browned on the outside

That it smells smoky

That it is steaming hot throughout, with no pink meat and clear juices

That it has grill marks

Where should raw meat be stored in the fridge before the BBQ?

1 point

On the top shelf, so it is easy to reach

Wherever there is space

Covered, separate from ready-to-eat food and ideally at the bottom of the fridge

Next to salad and burger buns, so everything is together

Which of these foods needs extra care because it can cause food poisoning if undercooked?

1 point

Chicken

Bread rolls

Steak

Lettuce

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