Use a dish towel as a heat barrier for hot cookware (and avoid cross-contamination by washing hands)
Keep a dish towel handy to grab hot items when needed, and wash/rinse hands frequently while cooking to reduce cross-contamination.
The instructor prefers a dish towel over certain pot holders and notes towels handle heat well for grabbing dishes from the oven or stove. They also mention frequent handwashing/rinsing during cooking to avoid cross-contamination between ingredients.
The short version
- Use a dish towel to grab hot cookware when handles get hot.
- Wash/rinse hands often while cooking to avoid cross-contamination.
What you need
- dish toweloptionalUsed as a heat barrier while cooking
Why it works
/A dry (or slightly wet, per the instructor) towel provides insulation; handwashing reduces transfer of contaminants between foods./
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