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Questions tagged [kitchen-safety]

For questions about safety in the kitchen, i.e. during cooking. Use the [food-safety] tag for questions about food safety.

For questions about safety in the kitchen, i.e. during cooking. Use the tag for questions about food safety.

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First-Aid Kit for Kitchens

No one is immune to injury in the kitchen. Cuts and burns especially are common and can be severe. I love cooking with kids and I feel that it's my responsibility to be prepared for potential accidents. Accidents happen in professional kitchens too,…
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Gas Cooking Hob

We are looking to buy a home (flat) in the coming months. We have a strong preference for a gas cooking hob but have found that most of the new developments have electric cooking hobs. We have heard of gas cylinders that can used for gas cooking but…
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Shallow frying safety

I've recently begun shallow frying a lot of chicken in batter - which have been turning out perfectly tasty for what I need them for. However, frying with more than a splash of oil is scaring me - especially in my rented appartment where a fire…
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Is food contaminated with swarf due to polishing metal plates or sharpening knives safe for our body?

Swarf is a word for metal particles or debris produced in polishing metal with abrasive tools. For example, swarf can be produced when polishing teppanyaki grill or sharpening knives. I often see Kebab sellers who don't wipe their knives after…
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Hot rock cooking - type of rock required

For many years now it has been fashionable to cook your food on a 'hot rock' in restaurants. What is the rock that is used? I live in an area where volcanic rock is available (on the side of the road). So can I simply take a bit, smooth it down,…
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How do I find a commercial kitchen?

Was wondering if you had any go to resources for finding a commercial kitchen that is suitable for producing food for the public (licensed, insured, inspected, etc)? I searched around this site but didn't see any good answers. Not sure if this is…
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Is plastic saying "dishwasher safe" safe on both shelfs or only on the top shelf?

I have some new plastic "Thermos" brand drink ware that says "Dishwasher Safe". If it doesn't Say "Top Rack Only", can I put on the bottom if the top rack is full? I generally wash all plastic up top, but when space is gone, I would like to utilize…
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forgot to turn on crock pot for less than 2 hours

I left a pork roast in my crock pot for a little less than 2 hours, but forgot to turn crock pot on. It still felt cool to the touch. Is it safe to eat?
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Cooking time for multi meats cooked together

If I cook 3 Pork Butts in the same pot at the same time how long do I cook them. Each pork butt is 2 pounds and I have three so that is 6 pounds. They say 45 mins per pound. Do I cook them for 1 hour and 50 mins or do i cook them for 4 hours and 50…
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reheating improperly stored pasta sauce and meatballs

My meatballs and pasta sauce were left out in 55F temps for 18 hours. I'm guessing I should toss the homemade meatballs with commercial pasta sauce? They were thoroughly cooked, then covered to cool before refrigeration. It didn't make it to the…
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Safety of drying without rinsing

I was recently in a camp where the group of attendees would take turn into cooking and doing the dishes. There I observed that, while I followed these steps while washing the dishes: coarse rinse with water wipe/scrub with soaped sponge rinse with…
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Mothballs coffeepot

Had a coffeepot in storage a few packaged mothballs fell in water reservoir proceeded to rinse with hot water vinegar rinse multiple times is it now safe to use
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Is it safe to boil lemon water?

Is it okay for me to mix lemon juice and water, than bring to a boil on the stovetop? I want to make the house smell like lemons.
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