What is the main contamination in a kitchen?

Answer 1

After all of the big scares with E.coli in the news, I suppose a question such as this is well prompted. E. Coli being the most dangerous and most recurring cross contamination you could find in the kitchen. Gems hide in the most tiny places and we sometimes don;t even think it could be possible, but even a clean kitchen can be in danger.

there are certain steps that you can use to prevent such outbreaks,

• Pay attention to the vendor who is selling you the food. Is the tray dirty? are his hands clean? is his counter being wiped down with the same rag over and over? or with a clean piece of paper and and a germ killer chemical.
• when you come home, wash all of your vegetables, and don't cross them, meaning don't put all of vegetables in the same drawer, place them in wax paper, or plastic bags individually.
• throw away any sponges after using them for more than 5 days.
• keep one rag for your counters and one sponge for your plates.
• always wash your hands after using the bathroom.
• Use gloves when preparing food, and throw them away before touching anything else, meaning, don't open the water faucet with your hands, throw away the glove and then open the water.
• Change cooking utensils when cooking something new. Use different cooking utensils for each food you're preparing to avoid cross-contamination and avoid contamination in the kitchen.
• |Change the knife and the cutting board or clean them before using them again with another vegetable or meat. use glass boards, they are the only ones that don't have pores, so bacteria cannot get inside the pores, or cracks.

  never use a board that has a crack.

  Hope this helps!