Safety & SanitationSafety & Sanitation

In the KitchenIn the Kitchen

Terms to KnowTerms to Know

Sanitation Sanitation – process of maintaining a clean – process of maintaining a clean and healthy environment and healthy environment

Food borne illnessesFood borne illnesses – are sicknesses – are sicknesses caused by eating contaminated food caused by eating contaminated food

Cross-contaminationCross-contamination – when harmful – when harmful bacteria are transferred from one food to bacteria are transferred from one food to another (using same knife to cut meat and another (using same knife to cut meat and salad greens) salad greens)

Most Common Kitchen AccidentsMost Common Kitchen Accidents

Electrical shock Electrical shock Fires Fires Burns Burns Falls Falls Cuts Cuts Poisonings Poisonings

Preventing Electrical ShockPreventing Electrical Shock Plug electrical cords into Plug electrical cords into

appliances before plugging appliances before plugging them into the wall outlets them into the wall outlets

Disconnect appliances by Disconnect appliances by pulling on the plug, not the pulling on the plug, not the cord cord

Unplug electrical appliances Unplug electrical appliances before cleaning them. before cleaning them.

Avoid overloading electrical Avoid overloading electrical outlets outlets

Preventing FiresPreventing Fires

Avoid wearing loose Avoid wearing loose clothing and roll up long clothing and roll up long sleeves when cooking sleeves when cooking

Tie back long hair Tie back long hair Never leave food cooking on Never leave food cooking on

the range unattended. the range unattended. Clean up grease spills on the Clean up grease spills on the

range immediately. range immediately.

Preventing Burns Preventing Burns

Use a potholder, not a dish Use a potholder, not a dish towel to handle hot utensils towel to handle hot utensils

Lift pot lids away from your Lift pot lids away from your body to prevent steam burns body to prevent steam burns

Do not put water on a grease Do not put water on a grease fire. Cover it with the lid or fire. Cover it with the lid or smother it with salt or baking smother it with salt or baking soda. soda.

Preventing BurnsPreventing Burns

Do not carry a container of hot food across Do not carry a container of hot food across the room without first giving a warning to the room without first giving a warning to others others

Open the oven door flat and pull out the Open the oven door flat and pull out the oven rack when removing foods from a hot oven rack when removing foods from a hot oven. oven.

Keep pan handles turned away from the Keep pan handles turned away from the front of the range when cooking front of the range when cooking

Preventing FallsPreventing Falls

Wipe up spills Wipe up spills immediately immediately

Keep a sturdy step Keep a sturdy step stool handy for stool handy for reaching high reaching high places. places.

Preventing CutsPreventing Cuts

Hold tip of knife down when Hold tip of knife down when carrying it. carrying it.

If you drop a knife, step back and let it fall If you drop a knife, step back and let it fall Keep knife blades sharp Keep knife blades sharp Chop, dice, and slice foods on a cutting Chop, dice, and slice foods on a cutting

board board Use knives for cutting only, not opening Use knives for cutting only, not opening

cans cans

Preventing CutsPreventing Cuts Cut down and away from yourself Cut down and away from yourself

when cutting when cutting Wash sharp knives separately Wash sharp knives separately Do not leave cabinet drawers and Do not leave cabinet drawers and

doors standing open. doors standing open. Turn off electric mixers and Turn off electric mixers and

blenders before cleaning the sides blenders before cleaning the sides with a rubber scraper with a rubber scraper

Kitchen Safety & Sanitation Kitchen Safety & Sanitation Involves Involves

Clean Clean Separate Separate Cook Cook Chill Chill

Clean Clean Keep utensils and work Keep utensils and work

area clean area clean Wash hands with warm Wash hands with warm

water and soap for 20 water and soap for 20 seconds before handling food seconds before handling food

Tie long hair back to prevent it from Tie long hair back to prevent it from falling into the food falling into the food

Do not use the towel you dried your Do not use the towel you dried your hands on to dry the dishes hands on to dry the dishes

Clean Clean Rewash hands after handling raw Rewash hands after handling raw

meat, poultry, fish and eggs. meat, poultry, fish and eggs. Do not lick your fingers or the Do not lick your fingers or the

cooking spoon when cooking cooking spoon when cooking Wash dishes in hot soapy Wash dishes in hot soapy

water and sanitize eating water and sanitize eating utensils utensils

Keep kitchen counters clean Keep kitchen counters clean

Clean Clean Wash top of cans before opening to keep Wash top of cans before opening to keep

dust and bacteria from falling in. dust and bacteria from falling in. Wash fruits and vegetables under running Wash fruits and vegetables under running

water before preparation to rid them of water before preparation to rid them of bacteria and pesticides bacteria and pesticides

Keep mice, rats, ants, flies and Keep mice, rats, ants, flies and cockroaches out of your home cockroaches out of your home

SeparateSeparate

Handle meat, fish, poultry, and Handle meat, fish, poultry, and eggs with extra care as they are eggs with extra care as they are easily contaminated easily contaminated

Wash cutting boards and other Wash cutting boards and other equipment immediately after using them equipment immediately after using them to prepare raw meat. to prepare raw meat.

Never serve cooked meats on the same Never serve cooked meats on the same platter that held the meat before it was platter that held the meat before it was cooked. cooked.

Cook Cook Do not partially cook meats, Do not partially cook meats,

poultry or fish, -cook thoroughly poultry or fish, -cook thoroughly and serve immediately and serve immediately

Do not stuff meats until just before baking. Do not stuff meats until just before baking. Remove stuffing immediately after baked. Remove stuffing immediately after baked. Refrigerate leftovers separately. Refrigerate leftovers separately.

Keep hot foods hot. – above 140 degrees F. Keep hot foods hot. – above 140 degrees F. Danger ZoneDanger Zone – 40 – 140 degrees F. – 40 – 140 degrees F.

Chill Chill When shopping, pick When shopping, pick

up refrigerated and up refrigerated and frozen foods in frozen foods in grocery cart last grocery cart last

Refrigerator Refrigerator should be should be 40 degrees F. or less 40 degrees F. or less

Freezer Freezer – should be 0 – should be 0 degrees F. or below degrees F. or below

ChillChill Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator

overnight or in the microwave oven prior to overnight or in the microwave oven prior to cooking. Never thaw on the counter or in cooking. Never thaw on the counter or in the sink. the sink.

Never leave perishable Never leave perishable foods out for more than foods out for more than 2 hours. 2 hours.

Place hot leftovers in Place hot leftovers in shallow containers to shallow containers to promote rapid cooling. promote rapid cooling.