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Bleach in cast iron pan, safety concerns?
Someone used a solution of bleach and water (probably 1/10 ratio) on my cast iron, they were letting it soak in this solution. When I noticed I immediately rinsed it off multiple times, scrubbed it (...
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Best way to deal with drying dishware to minimize hazards?
I have a glass/ceramic bowl. I've used the bowl so now I gotta wash it; instead of using a dish cleaner I manually wash it with soap and rinse it off with hot steamy water for about 1 minute. I pour ...
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Is this coffee maker safe to use?
I pulled down my bialetti Moka to make some coffee and found it like this:
Is the coffee maker safe to use? Does it need cleaning? How should I clean it?
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(How) Have I ruined my titanium pan?
I have a Zwilling Forte titanium pan with a five-layer T-Ix non-stick coating (which I understand is just the name of the titanium Layers). According to description it's supposed to be super durable (...
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From a food safety perspective, what's the difference between a dish I ate in and rinsed off afterward vs. a dish with food that I didn't eat in?
I have asked the following question before: Is it safe to only rinse visible residue from container if I then refrigerate the container?
I've gotten some great answers to it which help me further ...
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Is it okay to eat fish with an isopod parasite on it?
I bought some frozen Hairtail fish (Chinese: 帶魚) and one of them had some kind of isopod on it. I already removed the bug and threw it out, but after some research it looks a lot like the image here: ...
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Is it safe to only rinse visible residue from container if I then refrigerate the container?
I like to eat off silicone containers. I've noticed that if I rinse them right away after eating, there will be basically no visible residue left on the surface.
Now let's say that, err, I had a ...
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How can I clean chia seeds?
I'm wondering about how to properly clean chia seeds since they cannot be washed in water as other seeds.
I've read that they need not to be washed, but then how to clean them?
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How to clean/wash (Sichuan) peppercorns?
Tragically, I spilled over a bottle of Sichuan peppercorns on the kitchen floor, which is fairly dirty (we walk on it with outdoor shoes, and if you wipe at the floor with a cloth it will pick up a ...
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Is it okay to wash a plate at a later point?
After reading:
Do the dishes: Why you should keep up with the washing up - ABC News
And especially:
"You will end up with a lovely bacteria soup, then you will stick your
hand in the sink to ...
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How high is the bacterial reduction when using Lysol brand sanitizing wipes, when compared to bleach solution?
Suppose you have some utensils and dishes that came into contact with raw meat. After cleaning them with hot soapy water, if I also use Lysol sanitizing wipes, what proportion of the bacteria is ...
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Should I throw away my pan if I accidentally melt plastic on it?
I have a pan/wok that I use for toasting flatbreads.
Yesterday, I placed it in my cupboard while it was still hot and it accidentally touched a plastic bag full of salt. The plastic immediately ...
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Lysol on microwave, how to clean off?
Honestly, I’m still learning about some cleaning products. I made an approximately 10% Lysol 90% water solution, dipped a small paper towel into it, and wiped all exterior sides (no interior) of a ...
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Is eating soap or bleach dangerous?
i was cooking some dessert today which contains milk as a primary ingredient. While cooking I started to notice that powder ingredients weren't dissolving in the milk. After a while under heat they ...
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Plastic on grill: is my family safe?
I received an unwanted letter and, my county not allowing open-burning, I used my closed-top propane grill to burn it. After sticking it into the slots, I realized that this is imprudent, because of ...
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potential cereulide on plastic container, can it be washed off?
I recently saw a video of a person who died from eating 5 day old unrefrigerated pasta. The cause was cereulide toxin from Bacillus cereus bacteria in the food. I recently left pasta unrefrigerated in ...
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Washing or rinsing fish and seafood
Do you wash or rinse your fish before cooking it? I usually don't, but I'm not sure whether I'm right or wrong.
Well, ok, I guess it's probably unnecessary in most cases but, what if we're making a ...
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Should I clean all of my cooking utensils after being exposed to mothballs (naphthalene) for over a week?
While I was away on vacation my roommate put mothballs in the kitchen cabinets where the pots and pans and cutlery are stored. I have removed them and thrown them out ( not sure if I was overreacting ...
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How can I save sweet from ants without refrigerator?
Sometimes when I don't have refrigerator, I didn't save sweet from ants. How can I save sweet things from ants without refrigerator?
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How can I remove the little white insects from semolina and flour?
Sometimes I feel that little white insects seem in flour and semolina , specially in rainy season. The flour and semolina attacked these insects can be used ? If yes then how can I remove these ...
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Cooking different meats on George Foreman grill
If I cook some chicken breasts on a George Foreman Grill, can I cook another type of meat straight after it? Or do I need to clean the grill inbetween each?
I've been doing the latter since I bought ...
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Is washing hands before handling meat/poultry necessary?
I was wondering if meat and chicken get cooked well, do we need to wash our hands before handling it?
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Safe and efficient way to keep hands clean while preparing food [duplicate]
In various cooking videos (either online or tv etc) I have seen the cook typically touch either raw chicken or raw meat or raw eggs and then without washing their hands touch other thing like salt and ...
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Is it sufficient to wash utensils, which have touched chicken, with soapy water
In the kitchen, I am very health conscious and try to prepare and store foods with care
After working with a whole chicken, I usually wash the chopping board and knife with hot (but not boiling) ...
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Sanitizing a meat rack
If a meat roaster rack has become contaminated with mold, etc, would soaking it in hot water and bleach (0.5 cup bleach to 1 gal of hot water) for 2 - 1 hour cycles with hard scrubbing between soaks ...
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How important is drying hands for sanitation?
Several sites describing how to wash your hands list drying as the last step. Some say you can use a clean towel or air dry them.
I've been curious about something for a while. What if I'm preparing ...
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Mortar used to process paste containing candlenuts - risk of contaminating raw foods?
If I use a mortar and pestle for working with candlenuts (who are considered mildly toxic when raw), to make a paste that is later cooked, how thoroughly and how does that mortar (not dishwasher proof,...
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Cooking ham in an oven with oven cleaner
If a ham was cooked for 20 mins in an oven before realising that there was a layer of oven cleaner in the oven, is the meat safe to eat?
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Cleaning a commercial-grade grill surface
Here is a griddle.
Most weeks, it's used to cook for a community dinner where I live. And, most of those weeks, I'm the volunteer who cleans it.
Based on instructions I inherited, I've got, for ...
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Best way to clean a countertop if you are preparing food on it
Just had my kitchen remodeled and this is the first time I've had a kitchen with enough counter space that it's big enough to roll dough etc on. Plus it's the first time it's not a tile countertop so ...
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Is it safe to use unwashed barbeque grill utensils?
I had a fit when my husband said he never washes the tongs spatula or meat fork after cooking on the outside barbeque grill. He just let's them hang out there dirty (ugh) & uses them again without ...
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Where can I find the apron/towel worn by the America's Test Kitchen staff?
On America's Test Kitchen, I've seen them wearing a towel around their waist that is somehow attached to an apron. Is there a name for this? Or are they just somehow tucking the towel into a ...
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At what concentration is sodium bicarbonate a sanitizing solution?
I can't find an authoritative answer to the question @rumtscho asked me here about the concentration of sodium bicarbonate, mixtures of which I've come to rely on as a cleaning and sanitizing solution ...
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Should you store cutlery upside down?
I try to touch only the handles of my cutlery (as recommended here), but I have one doubt. After washing, I place the cutlery upside down in a plastic basket. This way the handle is 'handy'.
Is this ...
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Does soap kill germs?
This accepted answer about knife cleaning seems to presume that soap sanitizes:
...in household use soap is required to sanitize your knife blade.
However, a cursory search seems to undermine the ...
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Knife cleaning: safe to do without soap?
Knife Skills Illustrated: A User's Manual suggests that knives can be cleaned with hot running water alone. "With sufficiently hot water, soap should not be necessary." Is this safe? What if I am only ...
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Can I safely clean/eat harvested foods that have aphids on them?
So a friend of mine went to harvest some spinach and lettuce she planted, only to find lots of aphids. Assuming she can clear off the aphids is there anything preventing her from eating the produce? ...
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Will a dishwasher sterilize bottles for canning?
I'm making tomato relish. Can I sterilize jars adequately by putting them in the dishwasher?
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Hygiene-wise, need to clean grill/broiling tray after each use?
Hygenically speaking, is it necessary to clean an outdoor barbeque
grill and/or an oven broiling tray after each use? Thoughts:
Many people don't clean their barbeque grills all summer long, in
part ...
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What is the preferred method for sanitizing the kitchen?
I'm aware of a number of ways for sanitizing.
Soap.
Ammoniac.
Bleach.
Sodium bicarbonate.
Which of these is the preferred method of sanitation?
Which concentrations are recommended?
How can you test ...
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What to do about beetle infestation of wheat products? How do we prevent reinfestation?
Today my wife went to make some bread. She noticed some very small insects in the whole wheat and regular flour. Upon further inspection, many of our wheat based products were infested with these ...
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how often is cleaning done in a professional kitchen?
Today I saw Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Nightmares. Regardless of the alleged nature of "reality", he said that fridges at his London restaurant are cleaned twice a day. Is that excessive or in line with ...
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Cure for burns from hot peppers / capsicum oil?
So, I foolishly ignored advice about wearing gloves while handling hot peppers. I thought since they were "just" anaheim peppers I'd be fine... I was wrong, and I repent.
Does anyone know of a way ...
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How do you properly clean a cutting board and knife to prevent cross contamination?
I have one very nice cutting board that I like to use with my chef's knife. Because I only use this single cutting board and chef's knife, if I have a recipe that calls for cutting raw meat as well ...
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