HOW TO CHOOSE FRESH FOOD ITEMS

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One of the best thing you can do to yourself as far as staying healthy is concerned, is to jeep to and follow a healthy diet. However, it becomes even better if you're the one who prepares the healthy dishes for yourself and for your family. Learning and getting acquainted with the method and means of preparing delightful recipes is important especially for those people who want to eat healthy or have the plans of entering the food business. In the case of those who want to go into the food business, it is not enough to only taste the food, it will also be required that you learn how to prepare the food.

When you enter into the food business, you should be at the top of your game as regards managing and supervising your employees on how to properly prepare and handle prepare each recipe that they will serve your customers. This can help to put in place a kind of quality control measure which will prevent cases of food poisoning. Food poisoning is the common result that arises from improper preparation and handling of food. Chefs should ensure that the responsibility of making sure all the ingredients are safe to be used is their primary task, and that the cooking utensils and equipment are well-cleaned and properly stored. This will go a long way in preventing food poisoning.

For example, one of the food items that can get easily spoilt is sea food. Hence, it is advisable that this kind of food is inspected thoroughly to be sure that it is fresh and safe to eat. One important tip when buying sea foods is to purchase from only reputable market or stores. It is better if you purchase from vendors or sellers that you trust or have done business with over time. Check the quality of the seafood and look for signs of spoilage. If you plan to buy lobsters or crabs, it would be best to choose the lives ones so that you can be re they are fresh.

Another tip you should always maintain when you buy sea food is that you should refrigerate it especially if you're not going to cook it that day. This will help to maintain the freshness, although it is advised that you cook the seafood within 2-3 days.

For other fresh food items that you want to buy, it would be better if you ask the merchant or vendor as to where the food came from before making a final decision to either buy it or not. If you want to buy meat, it is wise to buy from reputable stores or vendors. You should also checkout the color of the meat, fresh meats are usually pinkish or red in color.

Whenever you want to cook meat, you should take note of the fact that different meats have different temperatures that they should be cooked. Hence, you should know the recommended temperature for the meat before cooking it in order to ensure that contaminants and bacteria will get killed upon applying heat.

In conclusion, it is recommended that cooked food should not be left for too long in the counter or on the table, they should be kept in the refrigerator. Avoid leaving it on the table or in the counter for more than two hours. -Tyler Grasham