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About The Nutrients In Olives
Green olives are olives that were picked before they are ripened. Black olives were picked ripe and dipped in an iron solution to stabilize their color. After they are picked, green lives and black olives are soaked in a milk solution of sodium...
Bread Pudding Recipe
I can remember as a small child my mother making bread pudding.
It always seemed to take forever with those wonderfully sweet
aromas wafting throughout the house. Then when the bread pudding
was finally ready she would call me to the table to sit...
Do You Know How Many Ways There Are To Eat A "Cat Head Biscuit"?
A time honored Southern tradition, the infamous "Cat Head" biscuit has become as much an icon of
southern cooking as fried chicken. Just say the words "Cat Head Biscuits" almost anywhere in the
South and you will instantly conjure up...
Gourmet Sauces, Rubs and Marinades - Give Your BBQ a Gourmet Kick
Many individuals agree that the sauce on barbecued meat is like the icing on a cake. Gourmet barbecue sauces, rubs and marinades are commonly served on (or on the side of) the finished dish. Barbecue sauces are used to add flavor and sweeten the...
Sicily's Great Eggplant-Tomato Stew
I ran into a friend yesterday, who tells me that he should be harvesting eggplants from his garden any day now. Of course, this got me thinking about Caponata, the famous Sicilian eggplant and tomato stew.
This is a terrific 'contorno',...
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Basic Kitchen Safety
Basic Kitchen Safety
Have you ever given any thought to keeping safe in your
kitchen? Most people probably do not even give safety in their
kitchen a second thought. You just go in there, make something
to eat, clean it up, and that's it. People never think anything
will ever happen to them, much less a kitchen accident.
There are many safety precautions you can take while in your
kitchen. We will discuss several. This will give you a good
start for you to begin thinking about other safety concerns in
your kitchen.
One of the most important items you need close to your kitchen
is a fire extinguisher. Find a multipurpose fire extinguisher.
Make sure it is rated for kitchen fires. When something you are
cooking gets out of control, use a fire extinguisher to put out
the fire. Grease fires don't react to water. Be prepared and use
a fire extinguisher.
You will need to check your knives. Make sure you keep them
sharp. Trying to "saw" through a piece of meat or vegetable
makes it more likely you could cut yourself. Keep your cutlery
in a safe place with all the handles facing you. This will
prevent you from reaching in a drawer and accidentally stabbing
yourself with a knife. Needless to say, be very careful when
cutting meats or anything. You could certainly do some damage to
yourself.
When you are heating or cooking something on the stove, turn all
the handles in. If you leave the handles out, you or anyone in
your family could knock a hot pan off of the stove and burn
someone. Don't leave anything on the stove cooking unattended.
If it
boils over, again someone could get burned.
Microwaves have been with us a long time now. When they first
came out, the important thing to remember was not to put
anything metal in the microwave. This of course includes foil.
The same holds true today. Don't put anything metal in the
microwave, or you may be looking for the fire extinguisher you
have hidden away that we previously discussed.
Keep a close eye on your floors while cooking. If you spill
something, you could take a nasty fall. Clean up any spills
immediately so you don't have to worry about any accidents.
Broken glass is something to always be concerned about. Be very
careful when picking up the broken glass. Do not use your bare
hands; find something to use to pick it up.
Some people keep detergents and other things in their kitchen
cabinets. Make sure they are child and pet proof.
When loading the dishwasher, remember to put the knives and
forks with the tines and blades pointing down. You can cut
yourself just reaching into the dishwasher.
These are just a few safety items to think about when you are in
your kitchen and by no means do they cover everything. This is
not meant to be a complete list, just a short list and a
reminder to keep a close eye out for things that you see in your
kitchen that may cause an accident.
About the author:
Madeline is the owner of the internet site
http://www.madswares.com . Mad's Wares carries anything needed
to start a kitchen or if you are in the market for some new
kitchen items.
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