Food Safety - Food Preparation
Key Points to Consider
Proper food preparation is important to:
- Conserve nutrients in food
- Make food easier to digest
- Make food safe for human consumption
- Develop and enhance flavour and appearance of food
VEGETABLES
Proper food preparation is important to:
- Conserve nutrients in food
- Make food easier to digest
- Make food safe for human consumption
- Develop and enhance flavour and appearance of food
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VEGETABLES
- Inspect thoroughly for blemishes, decayed parts and worms
- Wash vegetables before paring and cutting
- Pare as thinly as possible to minimize wastage
- Cut according to the dish requirement
- Prepare vegetables close to cooking time as possible to avoid loss of nutrients
- Use the least possible amount of water and do not discard the cooking water
- When cooking avoid stirring and keep the pan covered
- For boiled dishes boil water before adding the vegetable
- Cook vegetables until tender but crisp
- Prepare vegetables using a separate chopping board, to ensure food safety
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- Use a clean knife in cutting fruits
- Dip pieces of fruits in solution containing vinegar, calamansi juice or pineapple juice
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- Wash rice once or twice
- Cook rice in just enough water to avoid wastage
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- Be sure that fresh meat and poultry bought in the market passed meat inspection.
- Match the cooking method to the cut of meat.
- Soak less tender cuts of meat in marinade
- Consider the cooking method based on the age of the poultry
- Chop leftover meats and mix with other dishes
- Use meat stock in soups
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- Wash fish carefully and thoroughly.
- Use lesser cooking time for fish and shellfish.
- Change in color indicates that it is already done.
- Fry fish in moderate heat until golden brown.
- Fish should not be overcooked
- Leftover fried fish can be made into other dishes.
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- Keep working area well-lighted.
- Keep the floor dry.
- Always close the drawers.
- Store knives with the blade facing one direction.
- Keep matches and cleaning materials in a safe place
- Use well-padded pot holders.
- Use tongs for removing foods
- Prevent burns by turning pot covers inward on the stove.
- Use pot of appropriate size.
- Cut away from you and not towards you
- Throw away cracked plates and glasses.
- Clean up the spills
- Never use water to extinguish grease fires.
- Do not use an equipment if you do not understand its operation.
- Use safe ladders
- Wear clean and comfortable garments.
- Wash your has thoroughly before handling food
- Single-use gloves can help keep food safe by creating a barrier between hands and food
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