Prevention had a great article about how healthy your kitchen is, and it covers everything from pets, plastic containers, sponges, the fridge, food storage and more, click here for the article. Recently I saw a news story about washing fruits and vegetables. Specifically it was about a listeria outbreak caused by cantaloupes (listeria was present…
Category: Food Safety
Treat Your Turkey Well
It’s worth it! Food borne illness is not uncommon around the holidays, and a good bit of it is because food like turkey sit around at room temperature too long. For good information and guidelines, click here. Also, don’t forget to clean your can opener blades (electric or hand) every time you open something. There’s…
The Chicken and The Egg
I think most of us know the importance of handling raw meat properly. People used to think you needed to rinse chicken off well before you cooked it, now we know the water splattering can cause more problems. So really, treat it like you would mushrooms – just wipe the chicken down if you want.