My Little Corner of Culinary Basics

Guidelines for Food Handling

Welcome to the Awareness Information Section of "My Little Corner of Culinary Basics". In this section, after a couple of years of compiling information, I give to you some basic information on Food Safety, the Handling of Food, Illnesses you might contract if handled improperly, and some Basic Guidelines of how to treat food during an Emergency.

This information has been collected from several sources, mostly from US Government Agencies; USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), USDA/FSIS (U.S. Department of Agriculture/ Food Safety and Inspection Service), CDC (Centers for Disease Control), FDA (Food and Drug Administration), FDA/CFSAN (Food and Drug Administration/ Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition), The National Food Safety Database and others.

My efforts here are an effort to PROMOTE AWARENESS on the proper handling of foods. I did this to only make people aware and not to discourage your exploration and experimentation in the kitchen.

If you read something you don't fully understand or question, please by all means research it and collect information to satisfy your inquiry.



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Safe Food Handling
Basics of
Safe Food
Handling		 Effects of
Temperature
on Food		 How to
Cook Turkey		 Beef
Canned Goods Cheese Eggs Fish
Fruits and
Vegetables		 Lamb Milk and Dairy
Products		 Pork
Poultry Sausages and
Hot Dogs		 Seafood Veal
Wild Game
Birds		 Wild Game Meats The Clean Kitchen Test Bison
Farm-Raised Game Rabbit Barbecue Food Safety


Food Storage
Controlling Kitchen Pests Freezing Meats
and Seafood		 Meats and Seafood
Pantry Refrigerator and Freezer Selecting and Storing
Fruits and Vegetables


Food Safety
After a Fire After a Tornado Leftovers Mothers and Babies Chronically Ill
Elderly Freezer Failure Hurricanes and Floods Power Outages Listeriosis and Pregnancy
Mail Order Food Food Safety A to Z
Reference Guide
A treasure trove of the most current, scientific, and comprehensive food safety information in one user-friendly, alphabetical format		 Cooking for Groups
The goal is to help volunteers prepare and serve food safely for large groups such as family reunions, church dinners, and community gatherings. This food may be prepared at the volunteer's home and brought to the event, or prepared and served at the gathering.


Safe Cooking
Microwave Food Safety Cooking Meat Safely Slow Cooker Food Safety
Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats


Food Borne Illness
Bacteria Botulism Ciguatera
Prevention Strategies Related to Seafood Scombroid Poisoning
Viruses Salmonella


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