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Guidelines for Safer Cooking

Posted on: 05-05-2008 by chloehalston --
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Whenever you cook, there are certain safety rules you should always keep in mind. Even experienced cooks follow these rules when they are in the kitchen. Here’s a good list to keep around (post it on the fridge!):

 

• Always wash your hands before handling food. Thoroughly wash all raw vegetables and fruits to remove dirt, chemicals, and insecticides.
• Wash uncooked poultry, fish, and meat under cold water.
• Use a cutting board when cutting up vegetables and fruits. Whatever you do, don’t cut them up in your hands! Be sure to cut in a direction away from you.
• Long hair or loose clothing can easily catch fire if brought near the burners of a stove. If you have long hair, tie it back before you start cooking, and roll your sleeves up.
• Turn all pot handles toward the back of the stove so you won’t catch your sleeves or jewelry on them. This is especially important when young children are around, who could easily knock off a pot and get burned.
• Always use a potholder to steady hot pots or take pans out of the oven. Don’t ever use a wet cloth on a hot pan - the steam it produces could burn you.
• Lift the lid of a steaming pot with the opening away from you so that you will not get burned.
• If you do get burned, hold the burn under cold running water. Do not put grease or butter on it. Cold water helps to take the heat out, but grease or butter will only keep it in.
• If grease or cooking oil catches fire, throw baking soda or salt at the bottom of the flame to put it out. (Water will not put out a grease fire.) Call for help, and try to turn all the stove burners off.

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