hand washing
Washing your hands is a super important step in cooking. Don't skip it to save time!
Even the smallest amounts of bacteria in your food can cause an upset stomach, so make sure you wash your hands properly.
1. soap and water
This is really important! Don't just use water and rinse your hands, that won't do anything! Actually it will, it will help speed germs and bacteria.
2. palm to palm
Time to work that soap into a foamy, bubbly cleaning power!
Just rub your hands together to get the bubbles.
3. between the fingers
Bacteria loves nothing more than warm, damp areas. So rub that soap between your fingers and right into where your fingers meet your hands!
4. scrub your thumbs
Along with your fingers, your thumbs will be holding knives, or spoons, or any cooking equipment. Make sure your thumbs are clean.
5. Back of your hands
This is the most often missed part of your hand, but make sure they are clean too!
6. don't forget your wrists!
This is the most often missed part of your hand, but make sure they are clean too!
and...you're clean!
Don't forget to rinse off all the soap, and dry your hands with a clean towel.
Also, you will need to clean your hands again if you touch raw meat, touch the bin, go to the toilet, touch your face or anything like that!
In some restaurants, the kitchen staff wash their hands every 30 minutes whether they have touched anything or not!
