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Yummy Links: From Obama Waffles to Washing Dishes
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- Bad taste: Obama Waffle mix. — Slashfood
- Make your kitchen hazard-free. — Chow
- Does food really travel 1,500 miles from farm to table?
Pay Attention and You Won't End Up Like This Woman
Our friends at the Food Section tipped us off to the fact that there's been a rise in the number of home insurance claims involving kitchen accidents. According to the research done by Esure — an online home insurance provider — 14 percent of the accidents involved people trying new recipes. With fast chopping, deep frying and skewering being the most common causes.
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Yummy Link: Basic Kitchen Safety Tips
Let's face it, as much as we love kitchens, they can be dangerous places. You've got sharp objects, hot fires, and a multitude of other things that can harm you. To stay safe we should all invest in a first aid kit and some basic safety advice.
Food Section Sampler — Aug. 5, 2009
- American farmers are struggling to transfer the success of the Chinese goji berry to the West. — Los Angeles Times
- Mark Bittman on the trials and tribulations of frying squid. — New York Times
- The US government may impose regulations on caffeinated alcoholic drinks.
Do You Care About a Restaurant's Health Inspection Rating?
Like New York, Los Angeles, and most other major cities, San Francisco imposes a cleanliness grade on all dining establishments, and requires that these inspection scores are placed prominently where customers can view them (often in the front window). These ratings are meant to reflect how clean a restaurant's kitchen is and create incentives for a higher level of food safety. Are these marks important to you?
Burning Question: Can You Refreeze Raw Meat After Thawing?
Yes, you can— but you may not want to. According to the USDA, when raw meat is thawed in the refrigerator, it is safe to refreeze it without cooking. For this reason, it's perfectly OK to purchase, say, a previously frozen piece of salmon from Trader Joe's, and then put it in your freezer when you get home.
Restaurants Are Dirtier Than You'd Like to Know
A recent study by the Center For Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has shown that restaurants are incredibly dirty. From moldy refrigerators to live cockroaches to unsanitary prep and cook surfaces, the study illustrates the huge number of restaurants that are cited with health-code violations. Sarah Klein, an attorney for the CSPI, explains why most restaurants have a long way to go before they meet the Food and Drug Administration's health codes: Restaurants aren't motivated to pass a very high safety bar.
Under Pressure
The other day I went to my girlfriend's house for lunch. She was in the kitchen when I arrived, and I was shocked to see that she was making a Spanish style garbanzo bean stew with a pressure cooker! When I asked in wonder if she was using it to reduce the cook time of the stew, she replied that she was.
The Ultimate Kitchen: Food Processor
We've covered a few super basic kitchen necessities lately, so I thought today's Ultimate Kitchen would be a food processor. Now, food processors aren't absolutely necessary, but they really do come in handy. I use mine all the time for pesto, salsa, pizza dough, and a number of other culinary creations.
Top Chef: Uncommon Sense and Sensuality (Episode 11 Recap)
If you haven't watched last night's episode, titled "Sense and Sensuality" then beware, there are big time spoilers ahead! Now, for those of you that did watch it, can I just say, "DRAMA!" - this is the kind of stuff that makes for good TV.
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