03/11/09

Permalink 11:48:38 pm, by Robert, 120 words
Categories: Ideas/brainstorms

Handling pungent foods

I recently wrote about chorizo and gave one of may favorite recipes with it.

A variation of that recipe included chopped poblano and habanero peppers.

Now the habanero is one of the hottest peppers, and it can be many hundreds of times hotter than a jalapeño.

Don’t touch your eyes (or any mucus membrane) until after washing well.

Even better, wear disposable latex gloves, the kind that hospital and EMS workers wear.

When I’m on duty for South Whatcom Fire, I wear gloves whenever I’m handling food such as peppers, onions or garlic that might leave an unpleasant odor on my hands – just in case I have to drop dinner prep and run out to see a patient.

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Comment from: Jennifer [Visitor] Email
Gloves are a good idea. An added note: there are gloves specifically designed for food handling, as they are legally required in WA restaurant food preparation. The food handler gloves are made sanitary and powder-free, as appropriate for working with food. There are latex and other options for those with latex allergies. Restaurant supply stores offer these by the small box (not just by the institutional case). One good spot is Dick's Restaurant Supply, which is open to the public, with locations in Seattle, Bellevue and Mount Vernon. I have received good help from the guys there.

Happy cooking!
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Comment from: Robert [Member]
Thanks, Jennifer. I'll have to check that place out.
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Welcome to A La Carte. We invite you to join in our discussion about recipes, ingredients, cooking techniques, kitchen gadgets and all things food-related. We're not dieticians or professional chefs, simply people who love eating, cooking and food in general. We hope to share information and ideas to make the task of getting breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table a bit easier and we look forward to reading your ideas and tips.

Robert Mittendorf is a copy editor and page designer for The Herald. He received a BA in journalism from Michigan State University, and spent 18 years at newspapers in Corona, Calif., and Santa Cruz before moving to Bellingham in 2002. He lives in Sudden Valley and loves to cook for his wife and two daughters and the occasional guest. He is also a volunteer firefighter-EMT for Whatcom County Fire District 2, where the Saturday night duty crew at Station 22 tends to eat pretty well.

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