Can you imagine how disgusting you would feel if you cooked up a meal and everyone who ate it ended up vomiting!!! (probably you would end up vomiting too so doubly disgusting!) I’ve made up a few tips ‘what you need to know so your food won’t kill you!’ – most is common sense but you need to protect your reputation as it’s not a good look to serve up food that makes your friends sick – so as a bit of insurance skim over this! The areas that need a bit of focus are the 4 C’s – clean, cook, cover, chill. For those of you gearing up to the Burger Competition  the teachers handbook gives you  specific meat handling tips… a wise person would take their advice on board – don’t want to poison the judges and as I am one of them I’d appreciate you taking note!!??!!!

Keep clean… don’t mean to sound like your mother but…

• Wash your hands before handling food – you know the drill after the bathroom, touching the cat – in fact after everything!
• Keep your dishcloth and tea towels clean.
• Don’t let the dishes get out of hand.
• Wash knives and stuff, and scrub chopping boards between preparation of raw and cooked foods.
• If you spill something – clean it up!!! (haha as if you wouldn’t – this includes in the microwave or fridge where no one will see it for a while)

When you cook…

• Keep an eye out for ‘best before’ dates on the food – if it’s past its date you are taking a risk!
• Reheat leftovers until steaming hot throughout and don’t reheat more than once.
• Don’t put cooked meat back on the same plate that held raw meat.

Cover the food…

• Cover all foods before storing.
• Keep raw meat covered and away from ready to eat food, fruit and vegetables.
• I found a rule that said “The only time your food should be uncovered is when you’re eating it!‘ – who would write that??? – do they think we are stupid? (don’t answer that)

Chill out…

• Your fridge needs to be between 2 and 4°C.
• Keep all perishable foods in the fridge until you are ready to use them.
• Bacteria that make you sick thrive at room temperature – keep food very cold or very hot.

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