Kitchen Preparation, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Kitchen Preparation, Sanitation, and Hygiene
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(April 04, 2013)
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Kitchen Preparation, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Topic of the Speech: Kitchen Preparation, Sanitation and Hygiene
Purpose of the Speech: Enlighten audience on the importance of serving food properly, washing their hands and the general kitchen hygiene; this is critical in the prevention of cross contamination of germs.
Good evening, I thank you for this golden opportunity to air my views on kitchen hygiene, I’m Vanecia Daniel. Ever wondered what would happen if kitchen hygiene was neglected? There could be rampant cases of pandemic diseases, pests contaminating food like cockroaches among others, food poisoning, accidents in kitchen and under or over cooked food among other negative results. I’m sure each and every one of us likes hygienic environment; highlighting on today’s topic on kitchen preparation, sanitation and hygiene (Maister, 2012).
The first step in kitchen hygiene is to make sure that you are dressed properly, things like loose clothing and hair should be held in position. Jewelries like bracelets and rings should not interfere with the food being prepared. Open cuts must be covered, particularly using bandages that are brightly colored. Food preparation processes must ensure that the food is safe for the humans to consume (Hutter, 2011).
Sanitation is the kitchen is very critical; this is mainly covered by the cleanliness of the hands and the utensils being used in the cooking, the best model of cleaning hands is as follows;
The first step is use running water that is clean to wet the hands, the water can be warm or cold, and then apply soap.
The second step involves rubbing the hands...