The advice to keep the kitchen clean and safe; Test Kitchen & # 39; & # 39 America

Tucker Shaw

Kitchen countertops can be sparkling, but how often forgotten bacteria that may be hidden elsewhere in the kitchen? Tucker Shaw carries the Country of Cook, Team Test Kitchen to the American , who has conducted extensive research on food safety and cleanliness. Tucker shares his tips sponges, toilets and a safe and hygienic to keep temperatures cool.

Keep your own SPONGE

We live in part time, but I think we all agree that, as a smelly sponge is nothing worse. If feel a musty smell, it means that you may have bacteria that happens in your sponge. If the sponge removed and wipe or use, clean the dishes on a surface, it will be distributed essentially the most bacteria. The good news is that sponges are cheap. Not too big a deal to discard and replace. But we are ridiculously efficient in the US Test Kitchen and sometimes hate things to throw. Instead, we looked for a way to get the smell of the sponge and make it clean and usable again.

We try to freezing. We try to run through the dishwasher. We tried the microwave. Many of these techniques have been less successful; we would see a reduction in the concentrations of bacteria. Of these three options, the microwave works best, but had the unfortunate side effect of a kind of occasional spontaneous combustion of the sponge, which defeats the purpose. Our preferred method dripped her towel in boiling water for five minutes to cook in large brewing up and kills nearly all waste that could be smelled.

OK even your cleaning needs

Clean your sink with soap after each use. Use a solution of bleach once a week.
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One thing you can not think about the pollution of the surface of the sink. It is bad news, because you think, "I am all the time the dishes, running water with soap and hot water to wash through it This should be a clean kitchen surfaces.." It is exactly the opposite. The surface of the sink is the dirtiest area in your kitchen, and the cock is a close second. You need to keep the sink clean. That is, it gives you a quick wash with warm water and soap after finishing the dishes. Every few days, maybe once a week, you want to hit with a solution of very mild chlorine. We use a tablespoon of bleach with a liter of water mixed. Enter a good fuck, a little wash, if necessary, then a good rinse. remain vigilant on the sink, because it's pretty rough.

Cold temperatures and food "danger zone"

For the conditions of adequate food security, set your refrigerator with a temperature of about 40 ° C hold
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is people often asked about the refrigerator temperature range and secure. The "danger zone" for food F. 40-140 ° want to be eating outside this window. This means ensuring that the refrigerator is about 40 degrees. You do not want too deep to go because they do not want to freeze things in the fridge. What happens if this Window is introduced 40-140 ° F? It's like party time for bacteria. These small lice multiply like crazy double every 20 minutes. Is your imagination and our nightmare. So do not miss the food in the area for too long. If the cold leftovers put in the refrigerator, you want to leave for about an hour on the table, only to this is to take 70 ° C to ensure that, when placed in the refrigerator can not raise the temperature in your refrigerator , Take them to about 70 degrees, and then slide it in the fridge, so if you are ready to eat, should be good to go.

Here's the thing that people do not think often, so you want to expedite the process of heating food. You might think: "Hey, I'm going to this soup too much heat gets not zap and too fast, and I do not want to cook, I want to adjust only the temperature." If you miss too slow, the soup stays longer than deficiency in the danger zone between 40-140 ° C degrees. Bring food through this danger zone as quickly as possible, and simmer if left for a few minutes - maybe three or four -Your soup was to be very warm and safe.

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