Time, temperature, and the forgotten dish sink
Food safety has a clock from prep through cooking, holding, cooling, reheating, and cleanup.
The dish sink belongs in that conversation. Cold water does a poor job loosening grease as fat cools and firms up. At home, scrape first, then use fresh hot, soapy water that is safe for the job. Rinse, sanitize when appropriate according to the product or dishwasher instructions, and air-dry.
The second article in Chef Cookie’s Clean, Safe, Ready series goes deeper: Watch the Clock, Read the Thermometer.
What time-and-temperature step is easiest to overlook in your kitchen?
The dish sink belongs in that conversation. Cold water does a poor job loosening grease as fat cools and firms up. At home, scrape first, then use fresh hot, soapy water that is safe for the job. Rinse, sanitize when appropriate according to the product or dishwasher instructions, and air-dry.
The second article in Chef Cookie’s Clean, Safe, Ready series goes deeper: Watch the Clock, Read the Thermometer.
What time-and-temperature step is easiest to overlook in your kitchen?
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