TIP OF THE DAY: Slowly Defrost The Meat & Seafood

Cool before refrigerating. Photo by Edward O’Neil | IST. Why does cooked meat have to cool down before it is refrigerated? Why should meat be defrosted in the fridge instead of on the countertop? For the same reason: to avoid bacterial growth. Extreme temperature changes abet bacterial growth in meat, poultry and seafood. That’s also…
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PRODUCT: LunchSkins Reusable For Kids’ Lunch Bags

Disposable plastic food bags were introduced in 1964. Overnight they changed the way people carried their sandwiches and carrot sticks to lunch. (The prior options were aluminum foil, paper bags and wax paper.) Baggies and the variations that followed made it easy to transport food and keep it moist. But flash forward to the present:…
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