Tag Archive | Food safety
Cooking Thought: March 24th 2012
If there’s anything I’ve learned from Kitchen Nightmares it’s that you don’t put cooked chicken next to raw chicken. -D. The Deaf Chef
The Ten Commandments of Food Safety
1. Thou shall make personal hygiene a priority: especially hand-washing. 2. Thou shall refrigerate food promptly. 3. Thou shall cook food thoroughly. 4. Thou shall not cross-contaminate food with hands, equipment or utensils. 5. Thou shall always keep food contact surfaces and equipment clean and sanitized. 6. Thou shall not work while ill or with […]
Food Safety and Personal Hygiene
Fact: More than 50% of the population don’t wash after going potty. Fact: Bacteria flies up to 6 feet when the toliet is flushed. Fact: Food handlers are usually the cause of foodborne diseases. (Source: Comprehensive Food Safety Training Manual 17th Edition. Copyright 2007. pp. 8.) This blurp on food safety is targeted at those […]
Pork Safety
Two weeks ago while grilling it up at my place of employment, I had a customer attempt to order a pork chop “medium rare”. I immediately told the server this was not happening and that the chop would stay on the grill for at least 19 minutes or until it had reached the proper temperature […]
Produce Storage Safety
Having worked in the food industry for nearly 8 years I’ve come to love the Health Department. Believe it or not, fellow restaurant workers, the Health Department is there to help and is your best friend. Yes there are lot of rules and regulations but these policies are in place to keep you and the […]
