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plastic and wooden cutting board

Cutting Boards that Make the Cut

There seems to be lots of confusion (and also lots of personal preference) when it comes to what’s better….wood or plastic cutting boards. As far as food safety is concerned, the United States…

Jars of assorted fruit jams and marmalades with fresh berries and sliced citrus on wood

Get Ready to Preserve Food

If spring weather has inspired you to start a garden, you may also be thinking about what to do with your bounty later in the summer. If you’re planning to preserve foods this year, this is a good…

pressure can with gauge

Got Pressure? Canner Gauge Testing

For those planning to preserve food using a pressure canner, N.C. Cooperative Extension can help insure you’re doing it correctly, safely and accurately. Don’t take a chance of losing all you hard…

Person placing white casserole dish of cooked rice into a microwave oven

Microwave Mythbusters

It’s time for some more MythBusters from the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PSFE). This is a group of food manufacturers, governmental food safety agencies, grocery stores, consumers and…

person turning on the fan above a stove.

How and Why to Use Your Kitchen Exhaust Fan

Many of us never think to turn on our kitchen exhaust fans until something startssmelling too strongly or burning. However, the exhaust fan is one of our most useful tools for improving indoor air…