Tag Archive ‘food safety’

 

ellaella on Nov 14th, 2007Be safe and do NOT wash the turkey

No, I’m not crazy. I haven’t rinsed raw poultry in a couple years, since reading about a then-proposed change in Federal food safety guidelines to recommend against it because of the great risk of cross-contamination by doing so. Here’s the government’s current official stance:
Washing raw poultry, beef, pork, lamb, or veal before cooking it is […]

ellaella on Jul 6th, 2007Storing produce

Perhaps the weekend will bring a stop at a farm stand or farmers market and you’ll come home with an armload of produce. Where to put it to keep it fresh longest?
Fruits and vegetables do breathe — anyone who’s ever put peaches in a paper bag to ripen them has seen the effect — and some […]