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Why should raw meats and cooked meats be separted?
because the bacteria on the raw meat will contaminate the cooked. you idiot.
It is safe to place cooked food on a plate that previously held raw meat?
No, it is not safe to place cooked food to place where previously raw meat was placed in condition if the place is not washed clean because the germs present in raw meat can contaminate to cooked food too like bacillus anthracis
Why should meat be chopped up on a different board from vegetables?
Raw meat has harmful bacteria in it. When eaten raw it can make us ill. So when chopping vegetables on the same board as meat they can contaminate each other. If cooking the vegetable straight after, its not so bad. And the reverse is true. If you cut raw veggies on a board then use the same board for cooked meat, any bacteria that were on the raw veggies can contaminate the cooked meat which might not go through any more kill steps Don't forget that many outbreaks are the result of eating raw vegetables that were contaminated - but not from cross-contamination in the kitchen.
Should raw meat be kept separate from ready to eat foods?
Because the raw meat could contaminate the cooked meat and possibly cause illness.
Is it true that you should never place cooked food on a plate that previously held raw meat?
Do not place cooked food on a plate that previously held raw meat, poultry, seafood, or eggs. Separate and do not cross contaminate raw and cook meat, poultry, seafood, or eggs, keep ready to eat foods separate to prevent the spread of cross contamination and bacteria.
Do you think cross contamination involves cooked food to raw or raw food to cooked?
I don't see how cooked food would contaminate raw food, so it would logically have to be the latter.
Can you store marinated meats next to raw chicen?
Cooked meat should be stored away from raw meat. If stored in the same fridge, have the cooked meat on a shelf about the raw meat. This is to prevent juices and blood from dripping onto cooked meat should the raw meat be on a higher shelf.
Can you freeze poutry and pork together?
If the two meats are cooked, yes. Blending raw meat is okay if you are going to cook them right away. Blending raw meats and freezing is a way to contaminate other meats.
Should cooked meat be above raw meat?
The rule is that the meat that needs to be cooked to a higher temperature should be on the bottom. If chicken were stored above beef and the chicken leaked onto the beef, the beef might not be cooked to temperatures high enough to kill bacteria normally found in chicken. Generally, though, you don't want to store seafood where it can leak onto other meat. After all, you don't want your steaks to smell or taste of fish!
Can raw meat be cooked then frozen?
Yes, provided it is thoroughly cooked.
Why does cooked meat go on the top shelf in a fridge?
It's not that cooked meat should go on the top it's that raw meat should go below it to prevent raw juices landing on the cooked meat without you knowing potentialy leading to you getting ill when eating the cooked meat with raw meat juice on.
Why is cooked meat safer than raw meat?
Cooking meat kills "germs."
