Tag: Waste
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Time to bin the “Best before” date?
Food waste is something of a hobby-horse of mine – I always feel a pang of guilt when I’m chucking away something I’ve bought, fully intended to do something with and then left languishing at the back of the fridge for just that bit too long. But I can console myself with the knowledge that…
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Cleaning floors, walls and ceilings
Floors Floors should be scrubbed by machine or by hand. When scrubbing manually, use two buckets – one with detergent and one to rinse the mop or scrubbing brush in. Rinse the floor with clean hot water after scrubbing. Clean all areas of the floor, paying particular attention to parts where residues of food particles…
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Kitchen Design and Layout
In theory the design and layout of your kitchen can affect the standard of hygiene you can achieve, and a hygienic kitchen has plenty of space for work and storage. It’s all very well to say that – and this series of articles relates to the professional food handler rather than the home cook –…
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Finding pests
We all want to avoid having pests in the kitchen and there are a few signs of vermin to look out for. Keep your eyes peeled for: droppings marks on food small mounds of food debris nibbled wrappings and holes in containers pest carcasses unusual smells damage to woodwork (Remember, rats and mice gnaw, so…