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It is indeed. I often wonder whether there is a website out there that lists every single risky food out there and gives you tips on how to prepare it without d

by dom96 9y ago

It is indeed. I often wonder whether there is a website out there that lists every single risky food out there and gives you tips on how to prepare it without dying. As an example, I often wash my hands incredibly frequently when cooking food, but I see professional chefs who just wipe their hands on their apron. Where is the balance?

antognini 9y ago
It's not a website, but there's a great book about cooking called Keys to Good Cooking by Harold McGee. (It's not really a cookbook because there aren't any recipes in it.) Each chapter begins with a section on food safety for that particular category.
jfoutz 9y ago
Things that are ready to eat, won't get anyone sick. With raw meat, you have to wash your hands. If you touch cooked meat it's fine to wipe off your hands and handle bread. Because the cooked meat is safe to eat, it can't contaminate anything in such a way to make it dangerous. Just be cautions of the unsafe side. You can never wipe your hands when they're unsafe (raw meat juice). Because the next time you wipe your hands, you're bringing the contamination back. I wash spatulas and forks that handle unsafe stuff like meat and eggs while they're cooking to help contain that danger.
creepydata 9y ago
https://www.foodsafety.gov https://www.foodsafety.gov As far as hand washing goes. Wash your hands at the start. Avoid cross contamination by washing your hands immediately after handling raw meat. You can wipe your hands on a (clean) apron or towel if you want to go from chopping veggies to handling raw chicken but not the other way around. Always wash all fresh fruits and vegetables even ones you don't eat the outside of (oranges, grapefruits) When I handle raw meat I always wear gloves and wash my hands after j take the gloves off. The gloves remind me that I'm "unsafe" when I am wearing them. The health department required us to have separate cutting boards for meat and veggies when I worked in a kitchen. I think that's a good idea for home as well.

by dom96 9y ago

antognini 9y ago

It's not a website, but there's a great book about cooking called Keys to Good Cooking by Harold McGee. (It's not really a cookbook because there aren't any recipes in it.) Each chapter begins with a section on food safety for that particular category.

jfoutz 9y ago

Things that are ready to eat, won't get anyone sick. With raw meat, you have to wash your hands. If you touch cooked meat it's fine to wipe off your hands and handle bread. Because the cooked meat is safe to eat, it can't contaminate anything in such a way to make it dangerous. Just be cautions of the unsafe side. You can never wipe your hands when they're unsafe (raw meat juice). Because the next time you wipe your hands, you're bringing the contamination back. I wash spatulas and forks that handle unsafe stuff like meat and eggs while they're cooking to help contain that danger.

creepydata 9y ago

https://www.foodsafety.gov https://www.foodsafety.gov As far as hand washing goes. Wash your hands at the start. Avoid cross contamination by washing your hands immediately after handling raw meat. You can wipe your hands on a (clean) apron or towel if you want to go from chopping veggies to handling raw chicken but not the other way around. Always wash all fresh fruits and vegetables even ones you don't eat the outside of (oranges, grapefruits) When I handle raw meat I always wear gloves and wash my hands after j take the gloves off. The gloves remind me that I'm "unsafe" when I am wearing them. The health department required us to have separate cutting boards for meat and veggies when I worked in a kitchen. I think that's a good idea for home as well.