Food Safety

How to Wash Your Hands Properly Before Cooking

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Washing your hands may seem like the easiest part of cooking. Turn on the water, add a little soap, rub quickly, and you are ready to chop vegetables-right? Unfortunately, rushed handwashing often misses the fingertips, thumbs, spaces between the fingers, and areas underneath the nails. Your hands touch phones, door handles, pets, food packaging, raw … Read more

Essential Food Safety Rules Every Home Cook Should Know

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Food safety is not the most glamorous part of cooking. Nobody posts a dramatic photo of a clean cutting board or celebrates checking the refrigerator thermometer. Still, these small habits matter just as much as seasoning, timing, and presentation. Food can look and smell normal while still carrying harmful germs, so guessing is not a … Read more