Here are a few kitchen quick tips for cleaning and staying safe.
- Turn pot handles away from the front of the stove. Children can’t grab them, and adults can’t bump into them if they’re out of the way.
- Don’t let temperature-sensitive foods sit out in the kitchen. Raw meat, fish, and certain dairy products can spoil quickly, so refrigerate or freeze them right away.
- Wipe up spills immediately. Keep the floor dry so that no one slips and falls.
- Separate raw meat and poultry from other items whenever you use or store them. This precaution avoids cross-contamination of harmful bacteria from one food to another.
- Wash your hands before handling food and after handling meat or poultry. Hands can be a virtual freight train of bacteria.
- Get a fire extinguisher for your kitchen. This device may not do much else in your kitchen, but it can avert a disaster. Make sure you know how to use it before a fire breaks out. You can’t waste any time reading the directions amidst the flames.
As for that one kitchen chore I know you don't do, When was the last time you washed that can opener? I know it is a kitchen tool in my house that gets used and put away and not washed as often or as thoroughly as it needs to be.
So review the rules - Clean, Cook, Separate, Chill! I am sure there is something we can all do a little bit better.
