HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Use a clean spoon every time you taste food you’re cooking. Bacteria are tiny microscopic organisms. They can cause illness if the food isn’t properly stored or isn’t heated up enough, or if hands aren’t washed before cooking, according to the University of Arkansas’ Cooperative Extension Service.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tasting spoons help ensure the quality of your food as they can be used as stirring spoons, too. They are great for corporate gifting or to surprise cooking connoisseurs you know. There is a myth that tasting spoons are the same as serving spoons, and that is entirely untrue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Use two spoons, a sampling and a tasting spoon. Use the sampling spoon to take a small amount of food from the container. To prevent contamination, never taste directly from a sampling spoon or any utensil used in preparation or service.

Detailed explanation-4: -Do not use your finger, mixing spoon or tongs to taste food. These can introduce pathogenic micro-organisms into the food that can result in illness. Taste testing can be done in two ways: Transfer a small amount of food into a separate bowl and then taste it from there.

Detailed explanation-5: -Double ended chefs’ tasting spoons from Clifton Food Range, are ideal for sampling sauces, glazes and purees. The spoons are also ideal for stirring, saucing plates and forming quenelles out of purees and sorbets etc.