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Joan Tuckey sent a very helpful post re food safety.
One idea to add: I found a very helpful gadget in the kitchen stores
recently. It is a very thin plastic 'cutting board' that is virtually
indestructible. Great for chopping on as you can pick it up, roll up the
edges and shoot the chopped food into a pot. Very safe for meat as it goes
into the dish washer each time.
Also a great addition to the 'kitchen in a suitcase' as it is almost
weightless and not much thicker than a sheet of paper. Will save gluten
accidents if used for slicing bread, etc. No I don't own shares, can't even
remember proper name for it.
Jessie
in BC Canada