1. Kitchen Safety

2. Basic Hand Washing
Washing your hands is the single most important measure you can take to prevent transmission of harmful bacteria

3. Basic Hand Washing Wash your hands following the correct procedure:
after bathroom visits, sneezing, coughing, blowing your nose, touching your hair, face, or pets
after handling raw meat, fish, poultry or eggs
before touching cooked foods

4. Washing Hands Mix-Up _____ wash at least 20 seconds
_____ wet hands with warm water
_____ rinse
_____ use liquid soap
_____ dry with a clean cloth towel
_____ scrub
_____ use towel to turn off taps

5. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS MATTERS!
Keep long hair tied back & short hair in a hat or hair net
Roll up long sleeves & wear an apron
Wear closed toe shoes
If you have a cut cover it with a band-aid and gloves before handling food
Use separate spoons for tasting and stirring. Pour a little food from the stirring spoon onto the tasting spoon
Do not lick your fingers (even if it looks delicious!)

6. 4 Steps to Fight Bacteria
Clean
Cook
Chill
Separate

7. There are two cutting boards in each kitchen
Separate
Use separate cutting boards & knives to help combat Cross-Contamination
There are two cutting boards in each kitchen

8. Keep it hot! Cooking your food will kill bacteria
74°C is the magic number

9. Clean
Use bleach spray on counters and a cap full of bleach in dish rinse water to kill bacteria

10. Chill Cold foods need to stay cold! Refrigerators should be kept at
Freezers should be kept
-18°C
Pantry items (non perishables) are stored at room temperature or 21°C

11. Food Storage and Safety
At the Store
Check best before dates
choose cans that are free of dents, bulges, rust or leaks
place raw meats, poultry and fish in plastic bags to prevent dripping on other foods
make sure packages are closed – no holes, tears, broken seals

12. Food Storage and Safety
Transporting Foods
Make the grocery store the last trip before you head home
bring a cooler and ice packs if you are going to be longer than 30 minutes

13. Food Storage and Safety
At Home
Have three food storage areas – (dry, refrigerator, freezer)‏
check the food label for instructions on storage
use a refrigerator/freezer thermometer

14. Kitchen Fires Dos & Don't
Use fire extinguisher
Use baking soda
Use pot lid
Don't:
Use water
Use a towel
Use salt