Season 3, Episode 2:
Food Safety & the Dishes Every Young Chef Should Know
Food Safety & the Dishes Every Young Chef Should Know
Food safety is important. After all, no one likes salmonella. But as parents, we don’t always feel confident we know what’s important to teach our kids. So, today, food safety expert Lisa Yakas weighs in. Then, four chefs share the dishes they think everyone should know how to cook before they leave home.
MEET OUR GUEST
Lisa Yakas, NSF International
Lisa Yakas is a trained microbiologist with nearly 20 years of food science experience, including home product certification and consumer products. She leads a team of experts who evaluate products to determine how their use may impact food safety and performance.
Lisa is a spokesperson for food safety, and contributes to articles and programs that help promote food safety awareness, including how to interpret food expiration date labels, best tips on combating germs and overall product safety information.
She joined NSF in 2005, where her background as a food scientist and microbiologist helped her develop strategic testing and certification protocols to ensure that consumers were informed and aware of potential product mislabeling.
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Episode highlights
0:30 – Meet Lisa Yakas
2:41 – Four main steps in the kitchen
3:18 – Cleaning
4:50 – Food expiration labels and what they mean
9:05 – Storing food
11:58 – Kitchen Questions
17:06 – Closing Thoughts
OUR FAVORITE QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE
“Every time they're in the kitchen with you, they learn more and they get more confidence.”
“Make sure you have separate cutting boards for different purposes. Don't introduce cross-contamination. And again, wash your hands again after you've touched raw meat. You don't want to spread that germy juice all around your kitchen.”
“Between 40 and 140, that's considered the danger zone. And that's where bacteria can grow rapidly. So you want to make sure you keep your food out of the danger zone.”
“So as we prepare for a bustling holiday season, let's remember the beauty of simple. Let's focus on the basics. A clean, safe kitchen, and simple foods we can share with our families and pass down to our children.”