A Must Have in The Kitchen: The Food Safety Book

Holiday season is here and with that comes loads of opportunities to have family and friends over, enjoying all those wonderful foods. It is also a time to be cognizant of the food safety surrounding what we are serving and to what we are eating well, especially if we are at other peoples homes.

It can be difficult to know everything we need to know about food safety. My best friend works in quality assurance so I hear all the time about how to properly store and defrost foods. But there’s so much more to it than that.

Thankfully, just in time for the holiday season, there’s a brand-new book called The Food Safety Book: What You Don’t Know Could Kill You. This book is loaded with information that is critical for good health and safe eating.

The Food Safety Book by Joe Kivett, Dr. Mark Tamplin
Publisher: Constant Rose Publishing (October 15, 2016)
ISBN-13: 978-0979174100

Synopsis:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 48 million Americans are affected by food borne illness each year, 128,000 are hospitalized, and about 3,000 die. The Food Safety Book answers just about every food safety, quality, and storage-related question anyone might have.

With facts culled from the Food Marketing Institute, the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, the United States Department of Agriculture, and Dr. Mark Tamplin (a professor and renowned food borne pathogen scientist with expertise in food safety), The Food Safety Book provides practical information including:

A 41-page “A to Z” Guide to selecting and storing over 75 fruits and vegetables
Storage and longevity charts for over 340 items including bakery items, frozen food, refrigerated foods, fresh foods, shelf foods, shelf-stable foods, and even spices
Information on understanding product dating
Helpful tips on how to keep food fresher longer
How to reduce food waste
Information on mile and dairy’s true shelf life
Foods to avoid when pregnant
Information on baby food do’s and don’ts
A holiday and party food safety guide
A guide to preventing, identifying, and treating numerous food borne illnesses

A Must Have in The Kitchen: The Food Safety Book Review

I love this book. There’s so much information! You can find great tips and tricks, including things like sanitizing and disinfecting. The authors bring you homemade solutions and recipes that are easy to whip up. They go into cleanliness in the kitchen and tips like how to thaw food safely and marinade safely.

I loved the chapter about purchasing your food. The authors tell you about classification of USDA grades in the foods and veggies, plus so much more! The layout of this book is easy to use and refer to in a flash.

This book is a must have for anyone on your list. Wedding gifts, college students, new cooks, single adults, and the list goes on. Even people that have been cooking for many, many years need this book because just because you know how to cook, doesn’t mean you know how to care for the food properly. I have seen many scary things in peoples homes…

This truly is a must-have book for anyone in the kitchen. Loaded with amazing information that you didn’t know. I learned so much from this book and so did my husband. Definitely on my gift-giving list this holiday season.

Available at Amazon and B&N and other book retailers.

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free book so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.