It’s a dangerous world. Here are 10 ways to try to stay Salmonella free.
- Washing your hands before working with or eating food. I know, this might seem totally obvious, but it’s one fast and easy way to stay free of nasty infections.
- Nobody likes cross-contamination. Wash your hands and all kitchen surfaces in between working with raw meat and anything else. Raw meat can be a carrier of all things icky.
- Use clean dish towels and replace them often. If used again and again in the kitchen, dish towels can be carriers of bacteria
- Antibacterial soap and hot water should be a constant in your kitchen.
- Wash your fruit and veggies in a clean sink with warm water and just a drop of soap. Rinse well. Do this even if you’re not going to eat the skin. Play it safe.
- Any fruit that might have touched the ground is susceptible to salmonella. Yes, even tomatoes. Wash grounded produce even better than others.
- Cut off any vines or parts that were attached to the plant. When eating tomatoes, make sure to cut off and throw away the hard nub on the top of the fruit. That could be a crazy home to bacteria.
- Take off the outer leaves of cabbage and lettuce, and the outer skin of onions. Stick to consuming the safe center.
- When baking, make sure to thoroughly cook the baked foods before eating them. Now this is going to be hard, but don’t eat any raw cookie dough or cake batter. Salmonella often comes from raw eggs.
- Just got done rough housing with the dog? Wash your hands after playing with or handling your pets.
Adapted from Slashfood
