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Show 8 Hilltop Times July 14, 2005 Avoid y COMPILED BY 75TH AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE Hill AFB It's the time of year for lazy days at the pool, complete with a picnic basket of goodies, or backyard cookouts with friends and family. If you'd rather not be remembered as the host who had to serve antacid cocktails a couple of hours after the hamburgers and hot dogs, then it's also the right time to review a few safety basics. Knowing how to prepare, handle and store food properly is important all year long, but soaring summer temperatures can kick food spoilage into high gear. Under normal circumstances, for example, the rule of thumb for safely allowing foods to remain at room temperature while the meal is being served and consumed is two hours. At temperatures above 90 degrees it's only one hour. That's why it's important to know summer food safety rules and apply them properly. Prevention is the key and here are a few safety tips to ensure your summer is a safe one. brush, then dry well with paper towels. Even produce such as cantaloupe and watermelon - with a rind that you don't intend to eat - need this same washing routine to prevent any harmful organisms from contaminating the fruit's flesh when sliced open with a knife. 1G5 F lot 15 second:) Cook podtry. stuflod meal, fish, paaia, siuttag containing m«aL fish or poulty Rchoal a.1 PHF 15ft Flo; \b sr-coruK Cook p«k. oggs fi( not brefcon for antnodaiB consumption) • Separate so you don't contaminate. MS'F lor 15 '.txcptJT, stisJI QQgs brokon for Imm&diflW consumption Always keep raw meat, poultry and seafood, and any of their leaking juices away from already cooked, ready-to-eat foods and fresh produce. Before handling other foods, use soap and water to wash hands, utensils and cutting boards that have come into contact with raw meat, poultry and seafood. Never put cooked meats back on the same plate that held them raw. Always use a clean plate. If raw meats, • Keep it clean. poultry or seafood must share Wash hands with soap and water often space in the same cooler as while you're handling food, and do the same other foods, carefully pack for any surfaces the food will come into each of them in sealed, leakcontact with. On a picnic, take along paper proof containers. towels and hand sanitizer or a spray bottle • Chill perishable foods promptly filled with soapy water to accomplish the and thaw foods properly. task. Don't forget to give fresh fruits and vegetables a bath, too. Do it just before you're Food left out of refrigeration for more than ready to use them, and don't use soap. Just two hours may not be safe to eat. rinse them good under cold running water, Nothing provides a better environment scrubbing briskly with your hands or a soft for the quick growth of nasty, illness-caus- 140'F Hot Hold 1WF Cook ftera Rowt Bmt tar 121 mtnutM Use a clean food thermometer that measures the internal temperature of cooked 70 F lo 41' F wilhln 4 hour* foods. A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture study found that one out of every 46*F Cotd Hold (raady-to**) . HMd. hMthvt.4citondv dpys four hamburgers turns brown in the center 4VF CoM Hold ^ before it reaches a safe internal temperature. If you're a fan of rare hamburgers, be Ftcojinf) 0 F aware that you are taking a calculated risk every time you eat one. Cook meat, poultry and fish to safe internal temperatures to kill microorganisms. See the chart for the safe internal temperature for steaks, roasts, poultry, ground meats and egg dishes. ing germs than the thawing of foods on the These simple steps will greatly reduce the kitchen counter at room temperature. Thaw chances of you or your guests suffering food foods in the refrigerator, allowing 24 hours borne related illnesses. Remember clean, for each five pounds of frozen food to be separate, cook and chill. Finally, when in thawed. For quick thawing, submerge foods doubt, throw it out. wrapped in airtight packaging in cold water, For more information, contact the Public changing the water every 30 minutes. Thaw Health Flight at Ext. 7-4518. Family Vision Care and Contact Lens Specialist 801-773-2233 "Warehouse on Wheels? Time is vaiuabie and we don't like to waste yours." SERVICE AND QUALITY IS OUR SPECIALTY HOT OUR SIDELINE Eye Physicians &. Surgeons Nolan L. Jepsen, O.D. MIKE BACHMAN PLUMBING and Engraving Robert L. Treft, M.D., FAAO Lamont Ericson, M.D. • Cook to proper temperatures. '- y 7D*F Id Star Awards V SEEHOW(XX)DLIFECANLOOK1 r I I TT OUNTAIN VIEW BYE TENTER l foods in the microwave only if you'll be cooking them immediately. When cooling cooked foods, chill as quickly as possible. Use shallow pans and place ice or in the freezer to bring the temperature down quicker before putting into the refrigerator. Cold refrigerated perishable foods like luncheon meats, cooked meats, chicken and potato or pasta salads should be kept in a well insulated cooler packed with several inches of ice, ice packs or containers of frozen water. If you don't plan to eat take-out foods within two hours of purchase, plan ahead and chill food in your refrigerator before packing for your outing. 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