Home Cooking the Right Way

Why cook at home?

• It can be fun.
• The food can taste good.
• It can save you money.

Cook the Right Way

• It is easy to cook the right way.
• If you cook the wrong way, you can get sick.
• Here are three things to remember before you start cooking.

1. Wash your hands with warm water and soap.

• Wash your hands before you get food ready to cook.
• Wash your hands before you start cooking.
• Wash your hands after handling meat, seafood, fish or chicken.

• Before you use it:
• Wash knives, mixing bowls or spoons
• Wash the counter; and
• Wash the cutting board with a cleaning solution
• Don’t forget to wash everything after you use it.

3. Safe ways to get meats, fruits, and vegetables ready to eat:

• Wash fruits and vegetables under running water
  • Washing gets off the dirt.
• If you are cooking frozen meat or chicken:
• Do not thaw it on the counter
• Put it in the refrigerator, or
• Thaw it in the microwave