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Can defrosted leftovers be refrozen? What is trichinosis? And if a pan catches fire, what is the best way to put it out? This concise program explains the importance of proper food handling, storage, and cooking in order to prevent spoilage, waste, and potential food poisoning. Good kitchen safety habits are detailed as well, which can help in avoiding common accidents.
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What's the best way to avoid salmonella, E. coli, and other dangerous food-borne bugs? Information! Use this fact-filled video to show your students how to buy, store, and prepare delicious food with their health-and the health of anyone who eats with them-firmly in mind. At the supermarket, in the kitchen, and at the dinner table, knowledge is the key to safety.
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By ensuring customer safety, a food business also protects itself-from bad publicity, sinking profits, and even legal action. This program guides viewers through sanitation tools and procedures that are essential to the management of any food-related enterprise, including both food service outlets and food manufacturing facilities. Incorporating interviews with a cafe chef, a quality manager at a condiment factory, and the manager of a cleaning fluid...
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Fast food is everywhere these days, not only in popular national franchises, but in hotels and full-service restaurants as well. This video shows firsthand the techniques used in the fast food business: grilling, broiling, and frying. Each method is demonstrated and explained as safety tips are highlighted throughout. Various tools and procedures are also shown. There's even a special section on pizzas and Mexican food! Fast food jobs are a great...
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The kitchen is a warm and welcoming place, but there are dangers. Make your students aware of them with this video. Using examples and what-if situations, it explains how to safely use and store knives; how to operate small appliances and the stove without accidents; how to prevent bruises, shocks, and burns; and how to put out a fire (and when to simply evacuate and call 911!) The first step to avoiding kitchen catastrophes is awareness.
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Clean, separate, cook, chill-the key processes to keep food safe! With more than 20 years of kitchen experience, Chef Jonathan Locke shares his extensive knowledge of safe food preparation, proper clean-up, and sanitary storage in this video. Food-borne illness is discussed as well. Just the Facts: Food Safety is an essential component of any food-teaching program! Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the...
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In this program, host Susan Turgeson and a group of students demonstrate six easy food-based experiments, and explain the science behind them. Experiments include Sensory Evaluation; The Biochemistry of Milk: Mozzarella Cheese; Hand Washing and Food Safety; The Scientific Method: What Makes Popcorn Pop?; Emulsions: Mayonnaise; and Fermentation: Root Beer. The video also features a tour of a sensory evaluation lab, and an interview with a food science...
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Without preservatives, bread would get moldy in a day or two, salad oil would turn rancid, and other foods would quickly spoil on grocery store shelves. However, as the use of preservatives and color- and flavor-enhancing additives has increased, consumers have grown concerned about the safety and long-term effects of these additives. This program explains how preservatives, antioxidants, stabilizers, buffers, sulfites, and other food additives work,...
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Is it time to cook? Not until the right tools are at hand and the kitchen is clean and safe! In this video, Mike Colameco, creator and host of PBS's Colameco's Food Show, illustrates smart cleaning and storage methods and their importance in cooking. Mike provides essential facts on food-borne illnesses, as well as the correct use of knives, food processors, and cutting boards. Explaining how easily food poisoning can occur, Mike shows how to set...
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No one wants a burger with a side of salmonella or a taco topped with E. coli, but that's what you can get when food isn't prepared correctly. This video describes common-and serious-food-borne illnesses, how they're spread, and how they can be prevented through careful food handling and proper food preparation. Salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli, and shigella are discussed, along with botulism, listeriosis, and viruses like hepatitis...
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The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points protocols evolved from a system developed in the 1960s and implemented by NASA. This program explains and demonstrates the HACCP system, which identifies and isolates specific hazards throughout the process of food production in order to ensure consumer safety. The seven HACCP principles that restaurants and food vendors should implement are discussed in depth. Topics include major types of hazards, food...
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Food establishments must adhere to strict procedures and guidelines to protect workers and customers from injuries and illness. This program presents basic health and safety rules for the average commercial kitchen as it covers the three main causes of accidents, the four main types of heat, the "hot behind rule," how toxic bacteria are transferred, the three types of contamination, dealing with spills, knife use and storage, and proper clothing....
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Before a carrot is chopped or a pot is put on the stove to simmer, a cook needs to be familiar with the tools, terms, and safety concerns of the trade. This video employs a professional chef to help students learn basic food preparation techniques-everything they'll need to know in the kitchen before the cooking begins. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the NCLB Act.
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Let's face it-cleaning is a tough job. The only way to make sure a hotel or restaurant stays sanitary is to put regular procedures into action, and Sparkling Clean provides the know-how to do just that. From selecting and setting up the right equipment to implementing regular cleaning schedules, this video covers the complete range of actions that lead to spotless kitchens, restrooms, and bedrooms. It's all about the details, including information...
17) Food Poisoning
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Although the culprit behind food poisoning is often invisible to the eye, food-borne illnesses represent a colossal health issue spanning a wide range of problems and solutions. This program explores the causes of food contamination, the symptoms and ailments it produces, and the methods for preventing it. Viewers are introduced to bacteria, viruses, fungi, molds, and yeasts that threaten unsuspecting consumers, as well as dangerous cooking temperature...
18) Food Safety
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The simple fact is most food-borne illnesses can be avoided by applying common sense at every meal and snack break. This video illustrates how to shop for the freshest foods, store them wisely, and prepare them correctly. Topics include signs of freshness and contamination; proper storage in the refrigerator, freezer, and pantry; ways to safely thaw frozen foods; how to avoid cross-contamination; the optimal temperatures for cooking meats and poultry;...
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An outbreak of mad cow disease shut down Britain's cattle industry, resulting in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals and costing the nation billions of dollars. What is mad cow disease, scientifically known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy? Could an outbreak happen in the U.S.? What other types of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are out there? What precautions is the USDA taking to reduce the likelihood of occurrence and...
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In this video, comedian Stevie Ray takes on a serious subject: kitchen and food safety. Splitting into "DO Stevie" and "DON'T Stevie," he prepares spaghetti, salad, and apple crisp the right way and the wrong way simultaneously. This silent split-screen format enables viewers to see how to-and how not to!-wash hands, avoid cross-contamination, use knives, treat cuts and burns if they should occur, store food, and more. Plenty of teachable moments!...