Germs Free Kitchen
Healthy life with germ-free food!
“The kitchen is a pharmacy; whereas, it is also a poison-room; it depends on you that, what you make of it?”
Ehsan Sehgal
The world, after facing the worst pandemic, has recognized the difference between cleaning and disinfecting. We’re exposed to bacteria from everywhere. Some harmful bacteria can cause infectious diseases that will make you terminally ill. The least you can do is to ensure a germ-free kitchen. A clean kitchen is not necessarily germs-free.
By disinfecting your kitchen, you can save yourself and your loved ones from some unknown ways of getting infections, as the kitchen is the hub of your home. Let’s change our norms and free our kitchen from hidden germs as well.
Sources of bacteria and what to do for them:
Poultry and all kinds of meats are mostly contaminated due to unhygienic practices used by infected handlers. The serious bacteria are Escherichia coli and Salmonella which can cause food poisoning. Adults and children are at higher risk of getting the disease due to undercooked food. It’s advisable to store meat separately and place it below other items in the fridge to evade the chances of transferring germs.
Vegetables are less likely to be contaminated. But occasionally they are contaminated during harvesting and handling. So rub them while washing and then dry them with a clean cloth to avoid further risk of germ exposure.
Countertops are home to germs. We place almost everything on countertops, and it can be a source of cross-contamination. So make sure to clean plus disinfect them.
Sponges and scrubbers can clean your utensils, but sometimes leave germs on them and can jeopardize the lives of your loved ones. Cleaning them more often can dispose of germs.
Cutting boards can transfer these germs easily. Meat and vegetables when cut down on the same board are exposed to germs. It is advisable to cut both of these commodities at separate boards. Washing cutting boards is a must.
Drying towels, if unclean, can transfer germs from one utensil to another. The drying towel should be clean.
Refrigerators contain most of the kitchen stuff and if not cleaned and disinfected can be a way to pass along germs.
The easiest way to disinfect:
It’s so easy to decontaminate your kitchen stuff with homemade disinfectants. It’s advised by doctors all over the world to make a solution by adding one tablespoon of liquid chlorine bleach in one gallon of water and using it as a disinfectant. So, we all should be paying attention to our kitchen because the price of irresponsibility is always high. Many germs are lurking in the kitchen and culinary stuff. Prefer the quality of food over quantity and along with washing your hands before and after cooking, you have to clean the surfaces as well. A few minutes of extra work can save you from a lot of trouble.
“The kitchen is the heart of every home, for the most part. It evokes memories of your family history.”
– Debi Mazar
Let’s make these memories with a healthy lifestyle right away.
