Kitchen Cleanliness | Ep. 1 | Community Kitchen Teachables
Welcome to the first episode of Teachables! Join Anna and some of the rest of the Calgary's Cooking team as they walk us through important and pertinent information regarding cooking and the kitchen! In our inaugural episode, Anna explains the steps to ensure kitchen cleanliness for you and your family. We look forward to providing more information that will help cooks in the kitchen, both amateur to professional!
Key Takeaways
The first step is always to wash your hands in warm, soapy water - for as long as it takes you to sing the song ‘Happy Birthday’
Wipe down your work surface - either with hot soapy water, a sanitizing solution or a natural mixture of warm water, lemon and baking soda
Remove jewellery or wear gloves when working in the kitchen to avoid sharing any bacteria. Also wear gloves if your have any cuts or need to wear a bandaid to ensure everything stays clean
Have multiple types of cutting boards - meaning you use one for meat, one for vegetables and so on. This is just to ensure that all items are separated to avoid any type of food Bourne bacterial cross contamination
Use a grip/dish towel under your cutting board so you don’t slip when cutting to avoid an injury
When washing dishes, use very hot water - and use rubber gloves to protect your hands
When drying freshly washed dishes - use paper towel to avoid using a dirty dish towel that may dirty your dishes all over again