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The US Dept of Health Web Site FoodSafety.gov

Cooking outdoors for friends and family can and should be a rewarding and tasty time for everyone. But sometimes folks seem to forget the common practices of food safety they adhere to when cooking indoors only a few steps away! I just cant stress enough how important it is to pay attention to using the best practices for handling food in all the various states of preparation. From the way you store raw meat to how you keep it separated from other foods during preparation and even how you hold it for service are all important to ensure you and your family have the best possible dining experiences when cooking outdoors. There are many serious problems that can occur when you, as the chef of your kitchen, disregard basic hygienic safeguards.

I keep several food safety web sites on my favorite bookmarks list and refer to them often to double check especially now having reached the double nickle age and the senior moment gene has activated! The one I refer to most often is FoodSafety.gov and its now better. The newly enhanced U.S. Government Dept. of Health web site contains all manner of information about food safety, of special interest to me is the information on meat cooking times and storage. Its easier to use and has plenty of quick tips, charts, and videos to help you stay on top of the best food safety practices to follow in your kitchen be it the indoor or the outdoor one! So give it a look and maybe bookmark it for future reference: http://foodsafety.gov

Happy Grilling!

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