Safety In The Kitchen
Zackary Hall
Kitchen Accidents
There are many accidents that can happen in a kitchen. Some of those accidents are kitchen fires. They can happen by keeping objects by the flame. Another accident is cutting your self. That can happen by cutting yourself while using a knife or washing dishes. The biggest accident is food contamination. That can happen by not washing your kitchen equipment and by not washing your cutting board after putting raw meat onto it.
Preventing those Accidents
You can prevent those kitchen accidents in many ways, To prevent a kitchen fire it is best to watch over your food while cooking it and make sure all items are away from the flame of the oven burner. Also make sure you have a fire extinguisher to prevent the fire getting out of control. To prevent cutting yourself make sure there are no broken dishes in the sink before you put water in it and make sure the knife stays away from your hands or other body parts. To prevent food contamination make sure you wash the cutting boards every time after you use it. Especially after putting raw meat on it. Also make sure you wash all kitchen equipment after it gets dirty from any type of use so that food contamination will not happen.