Having a clean and germ-free kitchen is very important in keeping the whole family healthy.
They say that "prevention is better than cure," and properly sanitizing your kitchen is the best way to prevent food-borne diseases.
Here are some procedures you can try at home.
Frequent hand washing should be practiced before and after food-handling.
It is important to use hand soaps with anti-bacterial component.
Remember that it takes at least three minutes to make sure that your hands are germ-free.
Do this especially before and after handling raw meat, vegetables and fruits.
Sanitize kitchen surfaces like the faucet, sink and countertops.
Bacteria and harmful microorganisms are invisible to the naked eye and they easily breed on wet surfaces.
You can use bleach or anti-bacterial kitchen cleanser to clean off the faucet tip and handle, the sink basin and countertop.
Let the solution sit for a while then rinse with water or wipe off with sanitized cloth.
More importantly, sanitize the things you use directly to handle food like cooking utensils, silverware, dishes, and cutting boards.
Make your own sanitizing solution by mixing 1 teaspoon of antibacterial solution that is made specifically for kitchen use into four cups of water.
After washing the cutting board and other kitchen materials with hot water and dishwashing soap, soak them into the solution for a minute or two, then wash off with cold water.
Dry off the dishes and cooking utensils with dry dish cloths that you washed with laundry detergent.
You can also use paper towels to save time in washing.
Use different dish cloths for drying the dishes and wiping the sink and countertop.
Make sure that you use clean and sanitized dish cloths every time to prevent bacteria from spreading.
Another sure way to stop spreading bacteria is by sanitizing sponges.
Sponges are usually used to wash the dishes, but never assume that the dishwashing soap you use to soak it in is enough to scare bacteria away.
The best way to clean off the sponge is to heat it in the microwave for two minutes.
Just make sure that you squeezed off excess soap but moist enough to not burn.
They say that "prevention is better than cure," and properly sanitizing your kitchen is the best way to prevent food-borne diseases.
Here are some procedures you can try at home.
Frequent hand washing should be practiced before and after food-handling.
It is important to use hand soaps with anti-bacterial component.
Remember that it takes at least three minutes to make sure that your hands are germ-free.
Do this especially before and after handling raw meat, vegetables and fruits.
Sanitize kitchen surfaces like the faucet, sink and countertops.
Bacteria and harmful microorganisms are invisible to the naked eye and they easily breed on wet surfaces.
You can use bleach or anti-bacterial kitchen cleanser to clean off the faucet tip and handle, the sink basin and countertop.
Let the solution sit for a while then rinse with water or wipe off with sanitized cloth.
More importantly, sanitize the things you use directly to handle food like cooking utensils, silverware, dishes, and cutting boards.
Make your own sanitizing solution by mixing 1 teaspoon of antibacterial solution that is made specifically for kitchen use into four cups of water.
After washing the cutting board and other kitchen materials with hot water and dishwashing soap, soak them into the solution for a minute or two, then wash off with cold water.
Dry off the dishes and cooking utensils with dry dish cloths that you washed with laundry detergent.
You can also use paper towels to save time in washing.
Use different dish cloths for drying the dishes and wiping the sink and countertop.
Make sure that you use clean and sanitized dish cloths every time to prevent bacteria from spreading.
Another sure way to stop spreading bacteria is by sanitizing sponges.
Sponges are usually used to wash the dishes, but never assume that the dishwashing soap you use to soak it in is enough to scare bacteria away.
The best way to clean off the sponge is to heat it in the microwave for two minutes.
Just make sure that you squeezed off excess soap but moist enough to not burn.
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