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Ideas for a no-cook GCSE Food Tech practical task

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rococopops · 04/07/2026 20:41

my son (year 10) has been asked for his GCSE food tech practical lesson on Monday to make something that doesn’t require an oven or a hob, that will take roughly 1 hour 45 minutes to make. I am drawing a complete blank for this. Can anyone help me at all?

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Iwiicit · 04/07/2026 21:43

I know nothing about GCSEs but imagine that school pupils won't be anything like as fast as adults at food prep. I would guess they're looking to see knife skills, careful weighing and measuring etc
So chicken and salad wrap - grating carrots, shredding lettuce, slicing chicken and maybe a fruit salad?

rainbowsnack · 04/07/2026 21:51

Fruit Salad would be my go to. Can take a while to chop and juice the fruit.

Coleslaw with store bought mayo or similar?

Caesar salad with precooked chicken?

rococopops · 04/07/2026 22:01

teacher has said it’s a “free challenge as a reward for mocks” but due to heatwave has put these restrictions on it has phoned it in

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rococopops · 04/07/2026 22:02

Thank you will show him these and he can choose together

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Mumteedum · 04/07/2026 22:05

How about a buddha bowl or what do they call it...the ones with sushi rice...? making sure he does some stuff that involves marinades? He could make a good dressing to go on top too. Could use some crunchy seeds as a topping. Variety of textures and flavours and could look very pretty. Some good knife skills doing pretty things with radishes or avocado?

MissCooCooMcgoo · 04/07/2026 22:16

Trifle

redboxerclub · 04/07/2026 22:20

Biteofthebakes has an amazing looking no cook kinder bueno biscuity bake

basically digestives, butter, and condensed milk and chocolate chunks set in a tin and then topped with melted chocolate and more kinder burned but if could be any chocolate!

assuming microwave is fine
I think it’s a really nice idea his teacher has had

1.45 at school is morel like and hour at home .

rococopops · 06/07/2026 15:57

Thanks everyone, we made the summer rolls in the end

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Redheadedstepchild · 06/07/2026 23:00

Wow! Well done! That was the most difficult suggestion. What with all the fine chopping and rolling up the pastry. Very impressive.

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