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Hannibal nodded at the students. "Last week, we discussed dealing with dairy and eggs safely. This week, we'll be discussing meats. There are entirely too many different kinds to deal with them all, so — some of the more common."

He set out dishes.

"Fish, beef, chicken, and pork. Keep your cold foods cold, and your hot foods hot. Between forty and one-hundred forty Fahrenheit is where bacteria will thrive. Never keep your food at those temperatures for longer than an hour. As with the dairy, buy this last and bring it straight home."

He waved at the meats. "For the most part, if meats are spoiled, you will smell it." He smiled. "Don't worry; I won't make you do that again. As far as bacterial contamination, you won't. All I can say is, buy from reputable vendors. Check that the color is good and the smell. Fresh beef will appear bright red, not brown. Fresh pork will be pink; fresh poultry, off-white or cream colored. Fresh fish will not smell 'fishy'."

"Some precautions apply to all meats," he continued. "First of all, there are guidelines for handling them in order to minimize risk. Always keep cooked foods and raw meats separate. Wash your hands and your utensils before switching between them. And be very careful with foods that you don't cook; you don't want to spread bacteria to them from something else."

He tapped the plate with the beef. "Each cut and each type of meat has its own cooking guidelines, but again, you want to heat it to above one-hundred-forty degrees, and you want to keep it there. Do not thaw and freeze and cook and freeze…" he grimaced. "Once it's begun cooking, finish it."

"So." He gestured to them. "Today, you will be roasting a chicken, making a stir-fry with beef, cooking a pork chop, and broiling fish. Season them any way you like; do as you will with them. But I want you to handle them properly and learn to use the meat thermometers. Ask if you have questions."

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Zhahar was very glad to be liked, especially when the alternative was being devoured. Not that she knew any such thing, of course, but the principle stood.

Since it was fall, she was filling her chicken with apples, gourds, and cinnamon sticks before roasting. She wasn't sure how it would come out, but it smelled interesting enough!

"Very autumnal," Hannibal remarked as he walked by. "Do you have these same spices where you're from?"

Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques | Tuesday, 1st Period

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