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1. KITCHEN RULES

2. Uniform Wear your proper uniform Hairnet and Chef Hat White Shirts or Polo Shirt Chef Uniform Dark Pants Socks Close Shoes Towels

3. Kitchen hygiene 101: wash hands Making sure your hands are clean is at the top of the kitchen hygiene rules list. It’s easy for bacteria to be transferred, so wash your hands throughout prepping and cooking food. Avoid wearing rings when you’re busy in the kitchen (they make it more difficult to wash your hands properly, and also collect bacteria and dirt). It’s more hygienic to keep your nails short and not wear nail polish. If you get a cut on your hands, clean it immediately and pop a plaster on.

4. Food hygiene rules: don’t cross-contaminate Use different boards for cutting fish, meat, veg, dairy or bread (different colour boards can help with this).
Use different utensils for raw and cooked food.
Never leave edible food next to raw meat.

5. Thoroughly cook foods One of the most important food hygiene rules is to ensure food is cooked properly. If undercooked, harmful bacteria could lead to food poisoning.

6. Clean your chopping board after use Bits of food left on a chopping board will soon breed bacteria, so scrubbing down your board immediately after use is vital to stop them spreading. Quick, easy and essential, cleaning chopping boards is one of the most basic kitchn hygiene rules.

7. Correct food storage Proper cooking is only the first of the essential food hygiene rules. Another one of the most important food hygiene rules in the kitchen is safe storage. Correct storage will help keep food safe from chemicals and harmful bacteria, and will help keep contact between air and food to a minimum.

8. Keep the fridge clean Ensuring your fridge is clean is one of the top 10 hygiene rules in the kitchen for good reason. Left alone, spills and decaying food can spread their nasties to everything else, so use kitchen paper to spot-clean on a daily basis between thorough fridge-cleaning sessions.
While we’re focusing on the fridge, that’s also the place where you should defrost frozen food – not on your counter top. This will help prevent bacteria growth due to a sudden change in temperature.

9. Scrub your sink daily Your sink is used regularly throughout the day, so it’ll become grimy and covered in bacteria quickly if it’s not kept clean. Again, this is one of those kitchen hygiene rules that doesn’t take much time, but that is well worth doing.

10. Wipe down counter top Wiping kitchen counter tops after every use is one of the easiest (and most essential) basic kitchen hygiene rules. You’ll not only be keeping things clean and tidy, you’ll be stopping the spread of bacteria too. Wipe down other high touch-point areas regularly too, like:
Fridge door
Knobs and handles on appliances
Taps

11. Bin basics Regularly changing your bin is a key aspect of kitchen hygiene. Old food in a bin will soon decompose and bacteria will start to form, along with a stinky-record of the things you’ve cooked in the last week. Check your rubbish on a daily basis to see if it needs taking out, and you’ll avoid having to hold your breath while you tie the bag up.