Councillor Kitchen: Tips to keep your kitchen clean and germ-free

Last week, we get rid of the fruit and vegetable wash dirt and residues of undesirable chemicals. But what about the sink where everyone washes, and the space around the counter in the kitchen?

I recently read that a single bacterium can multiply into many billions in just 12 hours, under favorable circumstances (for them, of course).

This bypass secateurs Stanley has a dual role - in the yard, trimming plants as well as in the kitchen, easy to cut through chicken bones. Photo of Gholam Rahman

This is one reason why many health experts on the drip, which always end up the side of the body, and it might even dry them chicken washing or raw meat in the pan, allowing the spray action misdirected may go unnoticed. Do you recommend the chicken and meat tray foam made ​​supermarket in the pan.

Although my wife Kaisari, the main cook in the family and I are aware of these possibilities, we prefer clean and wash advance - Clean excess fat and gristle and left nasty things, especially chicken. And always remove chicken skin except Cornish Hens game. Wash and spin is the final step in this process.

Fortunately, we have a wide and deep double sink. Devoted Always clean poultry and meat in a large plastic cutting board to the table on the other side of the zipper, more than a meter away. We wash under a trickle to minimize splashing.

And we are not only for cleaning, but preventive shortly before the start of the process - with a 50/50 solution of water and vinegar in a spray bottle. For the more serious work, we have another spray bottle with a mixture of chlorine in the water itself, which is also great for cleaning brown / Glassware and stainless steel cutlery. Course for 15-30 minutes.

If the chicken pieces and some fish, which are often difficult to cut through bone and ligaments - for example, cut to give the chicken thighs Boney end button a final. You can work with the butt of a heavy chef's knife, risking blunt edge.

We have always made ​​heavy duty with secateurs. Anvil shears or bypass. Normally, a gardening tool, lawn admiring double duty in the kitchen, and much more easily and safely with a large knife.

Our took 40 years to anvil pruner age. So last week I bought a good quality in disco Ross Stanley anvil pruner with a titanium coated blade and 20 years warranty for only $ 10.99 made ​​- much less than you pay elsewhere. And it was a Tuesday when seniors receive a 10 percent discount.

Also last week for dinner, he had the grilled chicken leg was outdoors in the afternoon makes the grill and a delicious pasta salad Kaisari bok choy. She got the baby bok Choys market offers fresh produce in the morning, and we had spaghetti in the fridge. She joined the two Chinese style with a big salad.

A note on the bok choy. While the cabbage family, are rather unstructured and look a bit like romaine lettuce. Therefore, the leaves can a lot of sand and dirt, especially towards the end of the shaft hide.

The best way to clean them is to cut the hard rod with two diagonal cuts and then separate the leaves and soak in a bowl of water with maybe a tablespoon of vinegar. Swish the leaves in water, then wash with running water, the adjustment mode faucet spray. Let dry and drain.

Pak Choy noodle salad

1. After washing and drying, 1 baby bok choy, cut the leaves and stalks crosswise into thick about ½ inch. Then peel and chop 2 cloves of garlic.

2. 2 tablespoons oil, preferably sesame oil roasted in a wok or frying pan. Fry the sliced ​​garlic golden light; do not be too dark.

3. Add the bok choy and sliced ​​soy sauce and mix many functions slices and cook until vegetables are tender but still slightly crunchy, 1 ½ to 2 minutes.

4. Mix baked thin noodles in about a cup. (Kaisari broke dough into three pieces before cooking.) Stir about one or two minutes, until hot. Taste and adjust seasoning, maybe a pinch or two of chopped red pepper.

Makes 2-3 servings.

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