Food Safety: Do You En-Counter Germs in Your Kitchen?
We use our kitchen counters for holding everything. And that goes well beyond the food we eat. From tools to work gloves, to mail to the latest novel we’re reading. And we don’t clean those counters often enough – do we? Nope. I’ll bet big money on that too.
The problem is we also tend to place our food directly on those counters without thinking about it - and sometimes without cleaning the counters first. And many illnesses from germs (bacteria and viruses) can be transferred in this way.
If you don’t like using store bought chemicals, you can simply dilute white vinegar in water, 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water, in a spray bottle and give your counters a good bath a couple of times each day and especially before you plan on preparing any kind of food.
As Personal Chefs we take cooking surface cleanliness seriously. The second thing we do when entering a home to complete a cookdate or catering party is wipe down the counters thoroughly. The first is making sure all perishable foods are placed in the refrigerator.
Food safety should be your number one priority in the kitchen.