Food safety
How to handle chicken safely, from shopping to leftovers
A practical guide to preventing cross-contamination, thawing and cooking chicken thoroughly, and handling leftovers carefully at home.
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Food safety
Articles and guides about Food safety: cooking ideas, explanations and tips researched and checked by KitchenPause.
Seasonal produce
A seasonal guide to choosing and storing fresh herbs
Choose herbs for the food you plan to cook and for what is abundant where you shop, rather than following a universal calendar. Learn how to store tender and sturdy-stemmed herbs, and how to use surplus by freezing or drying it.
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Food safety
Leftover food safety: how to cool, store and reheat food
A practical guide to handling leftovers at home: how long food can stay out, how to refrigerate it and what to check when reheating, without relying on smell or appearance alone.
Food safety
Cooked legumes: how to cool, store and reheat them safely
A practical guide to handling cooked legumes, from clean preparation and thorough cooking to prompt cooling, refrigeration and reheating leftovers.
Food safety
Frozen Food Safety: How to Handle and Thaw It
Freezing helps preserve food, but does not necessarily eliminate microorganisms. Learn how to store, thaw and cook frozen food while following safe handling practices.
Food safety
Fish: good practices we can responsibly recommend
A careful guide to the role of hygiene and food-business controls, with useful questions for a fishmonger—and clear limits on storage and cooking advice not supported by the available evidence.
Food safety
How to handle leftovers safely: from the table to the refrigerator
A practical guide to cooling, storing and reheating leftovers, with careful time and temperature control and clear limits on what the evidence supports.
Food safety
Good practices for dairy: what the evidence supports and how to apply it
A careful guide to hygiene practices in the dairy sector, distinguishing producer guidance from household advice and showing what to consult before setting specific procedures.
Food safety
Egg-Based Sauces: Temperatures, Storage Times and Safe Handling
A practical guide to making and storing mayonnaise, hollandaise and other egg sauces: what to do at home, what the cited Spanish rule says for food service, and why no single storage time fits every recipe.
Food safety
Frozen Food Safety: How to Store, Thaw, and Cook It
Freezing helps preserve food, but it does not eliminate microorganisms. Learn how to maintain cold storage, prevent cross-contamination, and choose a safe way to thaw or cook frozen food.
Food safety
Fish at home: a practical guide to safer handling
How to keep seafood cold after purchase, prevent cooked food from contacting raw fish, and cook carefully without turning general guidance into a guarantee.
Food safety
Eggs: how to cook, store and handle them safely
A practical guide to storing eggs, preventing cross-contamination, cooking egg dishes thoroughly and handling leftovers without relying on home freshness tests.
Food safety
Food safety: how to handle leftovers
A practical guide to cooling, storing, reheating and discarding leftovers while preventing cross-contamination.
Recipes
Recipes to enjoy
South African Grilled Boerewors
Fresh boerewors grilled until browned all over and served in four portions.
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Iranian ghormeh sabzi
An Iranian stew of lamb or beef with fresh herbs, red kidney beans and dried limes, slowly cooked until the meat is tender.
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Portuguese Arroz Doce with Egg Yolks
A Portuguese rice dessert cooked in milk scented with lemon and cinnamon, enriched with egg yolks and finished with ground cinnamon.
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Australian Damper with Olives and Rosemary
A simple Australian bread made with self-raising flour, olives and rosemary; this version is baked and served freshly made.
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Thai tom yum shrimp soup with nam prik pao
A sour-and-spicy Thai shrimp and mushroom soup scented with galangal, lemongrass and makrut lime leaves. It includes homemade nam prik pao paste.
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Pakistani aloo paratha
Spiced-potato-stuffed flatbread made with a soft dough and cooked on a griddle until golden.
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Egyptian ful medames
Cooked fava beans, partly mashed and dressed with garlic, lemon, cumin, and olive oil.
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Portuguese arroz doce with egg yolks
Creamy Portuguese rice pudding cooked with milk infused with lemon and cinnamon, enriched with egg yolks and butter.
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New Zealand seafood chowder
Creamy chowder for 4, with clams, mussels, prawns and white fish. Total time stated by the reference source: 35 minutes.
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