By Rommel Gerodias
Photo by Shaira Luna
Cross-contamination is the transfer of harmful microorganisms, such as viruses and bacteria, from one surface to food. Cross-contamination may occur in several ways: 1) from food to food; 2) from utensil/equipment to food; and 3) from people to food. How does this happen?
When raw foods come into contact with ready-to-eat […]

I honestly love eggs. When there’s nothing on the table that I like to eat, I’d cook some eggs. I like them boiled, scrambled, sunny-side up, or cooked as an omelet. And it’s so easy and fast to cook that in less than five minutes I’m gobbling it all up.
So what should we all know […]

By Rommel Gerodias
The living dangers in food preparation: choose sources wisely, watch out for toxins, and for goodness’ sake, wash your hands.
Every day we prepare and consume different types of food. Some are presented in different ways, and some are prepared longer than the others. While food flows from receiving, storage, preparation and cooking […]

When you are in the kitchen, it is essential to practice proper hygiene. That way, we get to cook good food that does not contain any harmful germs. Here are some tips that we should remember when we go about puttering in the kitchen:

Before you start using your hands to prepare any kind of dish, […]

Bacteria or toxins produced by bacteria are often the cause of foodborne ailments. Some examples are:
Salmonella
It is often found in raw eggs and poultry. Symptoms include stomach pain, diarrhea, chills, nausea, vomiting and fever. Salmonella can be prevented by cooking eggs to at least 63 degrees Centigrade and poultry at 74 degrees Centigrade or higher. […]

FOOD SAFETY SOS!
How to keep food safe during emergencies, natural disasters, power outages and floods.
By Rommel Gerodias
After the devastating typhoon Milenyo that ruined Manila and nearby provinces, a lot of restaurants and small food facilities were victimized by the ensuing floods and power outages. I received several inquiries about whether their food supply would still […]