{"id":15270,"date":"2020-03-26T07:05:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T07:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceramiccookwarehub.com\/?p=15270"},"modified":"2022-09-05T06:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T06:56:42","slug":"equipment-hygiene-in-the-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceramiccookwarehub.com\/equipment-hygiene-in-the-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Prep And Hygiene In The Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Food preparation and hygiene in the kitchen is a start to ensuring healthy nourishing meals. Cleaning, especially in the kitchen, can help prevent the spread of ill health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can’t see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria [or viruses] that may cause illness<\/p>US Food Safety and Inspection Service <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Cleaning vs disinfecting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the kitchen, you can make sure surfaces are wiped and disinfected and meals are prepared with hygiene and the health of others in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s clarify these terms, cleaning and disinfecting for the purposes of this article because they get used interchangeably. They are sort of similar but technically different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleaning means removing grime, spills, and dirt from surfaces. It can mean removing germs. It’s a physical action. Disinfecting in comparison means using chemicals to kill the germs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both work to reduce the spread of pathogens because cleaning removes the junk that inhibits the effect of disinfection and allows germs to survive. And then, in the kitchen, you often clean with sprays and wipes that disinfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

food prep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ideally, if you share your home with others, leave the meal preparation to someone else if you are unwell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking meals and freezing them ahead would be helpful. Some people use slow cookers with liners<\/a> so they can easily freeze the meals or leftovers for meals to consume later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you live on your own, how you prepare your meals won’t necessarily affect others, but it’s a good idea to maintain hygiene in the kitchen and healthy eating. You want to help your body stave off any secondary infections at a time when your immune system is working overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could look at getting takeout or meal delivery at this time to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color coding for safe food prep<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Color-coded cutting boards, knives, and other utensils for the kitchen are available. They serve to prevent cross-contamination when you are preparing food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You use one color for a specific food item following a standard that exists for each color (or you can assign your own). <\/p>\n\n\n

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Important for fruit and vegetables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You should always wash your fruit and vegetables before you store them or handle them to prep or eat. This is a good hygienic habit to form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do I need to wash my fruit and vegetables? How are fruit and vegetables contaminated? The answer is the same as for any surface. Surfaces become contaminated from tiny droplets spread from an infectious person who coughs or sneezes near the surface or who touches the surface with contaminated hands. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People may not know they are infectious. They could be asymptomatic for a period, according to advice at the time of writing this. So, caution is the best practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hygiene in kitchen best practice includes washing \/ preparing vegetables and fruit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fruit and vegetable safe food prep<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In prepping fruit and vegetables, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA<\/a>) advises us to follow these 7 steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Before starting, wash your hands for 20-secs with warm soapy water<\/li>
  2. Then, check and remove any damage or bruising of the produce<\/li>
  3. Before peeling, rinse produce to avoid any transfer and spread of dirt and bacteria to the peeler or knife and further onto the produce<\/li>
  4. Next, gently rub the produce under running water <\/li>
  5. With cucumbers, potatoes, apples, and other firm types that you don’t intend to peel, use a clean vegetable brush and scrub their skin<\/li>
  6. Dry the fruit or vegetable with a clean cloth or paper towel<\/li>
  7. If preparing lettuce, cabbage, or similar leafy greens, remove and discard the outermost leaves before washing and prepping<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Washing and drying hands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Before you start preparing meals, it’s best to always wash your hands. This is a basic requirement of safe food prepping and hygiene in the kitchen. You can use soap or liquid soap, but the method is important…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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