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How Safe are your Food Safety Procedures?

December 8th, 2009 Malcolm J. Richmond No comments

Should you be responsible for one or more kitchen in the busy and vibrant city of Melbourne, you would be sure to know that your clients have healthy appetites both for what they eat as well as for the safety of doing so. In the circumstances, hygiene and cleanliness ensuring the wellbeing of your clients will naturally be your main concerns.

There are many things to keep in mind when you are looking at making sure that your kitchen meets the standards that have been set by the health code, but the truth of the matter is that for even the most conscientious of kitchens, it can be easy to get sloppy.

When you are looking at the sanitation of your kitchen and the good health practices of your staff, there are many things that are at stake. The goal of many restaurateurs is to ensure that customers have an enjoyable experience and that they associate the restaurant with good times. This is much harder to do if they get sick.

There is also the fact that if you are careless with your sanitation you can, and most likely will run into legal difficulties. There are many things that you can do to help leave legal matters out of your life, and taking care of your health issues is one of them. Also keep in mind that it doesn’t take much to ruin the reputation of even an established restaurant.

Here are some handy guidelines on keeping to safe kitchen practices. One, train your staff. Two, teach them how spoilt food does not necessarily look or smell poles apart from good stuff. Three, Tell them how food should be kept hot or very cold to prevent bacteria growth on it.

Here are a few more fundamental rules of kitchen hygiene. Keep all food always under cover, care being taken to keep cooked and uncooked foods apart. No attempt must be made to adopt methods to step up the defrosting process such as keeping food in open air. Importantly, your staff must rinse their hands both before and after food usage of any kind

There are highly regimented laws of keeping food in the kitchen. For one, hot and cold areas should be separate. Meats must be kept on the lower refrigerator shelves so there?s no chance of non-veg juices dripping onto other foodstuff. Most of these rules are common sense but busy staff tends to become lax.

Luncheon and dinner hours are usually very busy times indeed for restaurants with reputations to keep. These are precisely the hours when short cuts tend to creep into work practices. Beware of this human falling and take no chances. If need be, hire the professional services of a food safety expert who can help streamline your kitchen procedures. At the end of the day, good food is safe food. And that?s what keeps customers happy and brings them back again and again to your restaurant. If so, you?re a winner all the way!

Author: Mr Malcolm J. Richmond is experienced in Food Safety Programs and his advice will give you access to the most effective regulations for HACCP Food Safety.

Le Creuset Tea Tea Pot; The Perfect Tea Pot For All Kitchens

December 7th, 2009 Henry Jeon No comments

Le Creuset developed the method for creating steel pots and pans and covering them with a enamel making them sturdy and pleasing to the eye. The company has all types of kitchen products in many different colors, shapes and in many different styles. The tea Kettle is just one of their popular products. Le Creuset tea kettles provides consumers with a sturdy product and offers several options that most tea kettles lack.

Le Creuset products are made of very high quality. There are many models available that come in a multitude of fun colors that will compliment the color of your kitchen. These tea pots will last for years and be as effective in heating water in a few years as they were when they were bought.

The tea pots are made in the same manner as all other Le Creuset goods. Stainless steel bases are covered with a porcelain enamel that will protect the product from ever deteriorating or rusting. A nice feature is the unique handle that make the tea pots pour with ease. Whistling kettles will also let you know when it is time to pull the kettle off the heat. You can use tea kettles on any stove including those with induction heat.

The instructions for using the kettle are easy to understand and the same for all models. Never fill with water above the spout line because you can get easily burned from escaping hot water. Be sure to never simmer continuously until the kettle is out of water. This could cause serious damage to the kettle. Because mineral deposits gather it is a good idea to empty the kettle every time you use it. That way there will be no build up to cause it to not be as efficient. If you drop the kettle on a hard tile floor it can be chipped. It is suggested that most kettles are washed by hand with mild dish soap and never use abrasive cleanser or steel wool pads because the porcelain enamel can scratch. Just use a sponge or nylon pad and some elbow grease to get a stain off.

Le Creuset tea pots may run a sum of $65 up to $100, but they will last for ever. You will not find a more fashionable tea kettle on the market either and with the proper care they will last many more years than a more inexpensive tea kettle.

One model alerts you to the fact the water is boiling by emitting a loud whistle. Even though the water is hot and steam may rise from the pot the knob to open it and whistle stays cool so you will not be burned. The handle allows the kettle to be easily poured by anyone and the water will not drip from the spout. Colors are bright and stylish and the kettle will hold nearly 2 quarts of water.

Another model called Zen holds comes with a spout that does not drip as do all tea pots made by Le Creuset. The knob and whistle also stays cool to the touch. This model has more colors that will delight you. The enamel finish resists any stains. The flat bottom helps water to boil faster. This kettle is dishwasher safe and it also the lid is wider to make it easy to clean. The handle will lock making it easy to pour even when it is full.

It is advisable to wash a kettle before it is used the first time. Proper maintenance of any Le Creuset product will allow it to continue to be effective and useful year after year. The shiny colorful finish will allow it to look very fashionable in your kitchen as well.

You will love these kettles. Check out a Le Creuset tea kettle today! Find out what makes the entire line of Le Creuset tea kettles special.