Food safety tips :

Leftover Food Safety

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Food Safety Tip of the DayAccording to the Partnership for Food Safety Education, even if your leftovers were refrigerated properly (at 40 degrees F) and promptly, the food leftover from your Thanksgiving dinner should be eaten, frozen or discarded[...]

Refrigerator Food Safety

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Here are some tips I've found that will help you keep your refrigerated food safe.   Keep your refrigerator no higher than 40 degrees and the freezer at 0 degrees.  Clean your refrigerator every 1-3 months with a mixture of 1[...]

Food Safety Myth: Rinsing Raw Chicken

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Food Safety Myth BusterMy blog has a Food Safety section (see lower right column)?. I feel as part of a Cooking Tip and Recipe blog I have a responsibility to include Food Safety information. I will be posting information periodically that I hope[...]

Food Safety Myth Buster - Washing Produce

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Myth: I don?t need to wash my produce if I am going to peel itFACT: You should wash fresh fruits and vegetables under running tap water just before eating, cutting or cooking. Harmful bacteria could be on the outside of the produce. If you peel or[...]

Food Safety Tip: Clean Separate Cook and Chill

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Follow these four simple steps to fight bacteria in your kitchen and foods:Clean ? Wash hands and surfaces oftenSeparate ? Don?t cross contaminateCook ? Cook to the proper temperatureChill ? Refrigerate promptly

Food Safety Myth: You Should Not Put Hot Foods in the Refrigerator

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Food Safety Myth BusterAccording to the Partnership for Food Safety Education, ?hot foods can be placed directly in the refrigerator. Large pot foods like soups and stews should be divided into small portions and put in shallow containers for[...]

Food Safety Myth: If a Hamburger Turns Brown in the Middle it?s Cooked to a Safe Internal Temperature

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Myth BusterAccording to the Partnership for Food Safety Education, ?You cannot use visual cues to determine whether food has been cooked to a safe internal temperature. The only way to know that food has been cooked to a safe internal temperature is[...]

Food Safety Myth: Lemon juice and Salt Will Clean and Sanitize a Cutting Board

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Myth BusterAccording to the Partnership for Food Safety Education, ?Sanitizing is the process of reducing the number of microorganisms that are on a properly cleaned surface to a safe level to reduce the risk of food borne illness. Lemon juice and[...]

Stuffing Tips

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Cooking Tip of the DayThese are some general tips for stuffing your turkey ?. from figuring out how much you need?. to how best to cook it and store leftovers??.. I hope you find them helpful.According to the Partnership for Food Safety Education,[...]

Safe Handling and Roasting of the Turkey Tips

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Cooking and Food Safety Tip of the DayAccording to holidayfoodsafety.org?.Safe HandlingAlways wash your hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling the turkey. I use anti-bacterial soap.Reminder: NEVER defrost the[...]