Food Safety

In any busy commercial kitchen where different types of food are prepared to be sold, the risk of cross-contamination between foods is always a problem. To comply with relevant food safety regulations, most professional kitchens adopt a colour-coding system. Specific colours are assigned to utensils, such as knives and chopping boards, designated for use with specific food types, e.g., meat, fish, or vegetables. It makes sense then to apply this system to digital thermometers which are so integral to ensuring food is cooked to a safe temperature. Fortunately, ETI has developed a range of Thermapens specifically for this purpose.* Continue reading →