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CHOPPING BOARDS & FOOD HYGIENE...........

Cooked up by Yum Yum on the 25 October 2007.

I'm confused - why is important to use one chopping board for meat and another for the vegetables? It's all getting cooked so wouldn't any germs get killed off anyway?

And taking the logic further wouldn't you have to use separate knives too?

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SeaBurt on 25 October 2007 replies

Hi Yum Yum, I've heard it's actually a legal thing now in professional kitchens. Red for meat, blue for fish, white for vegetables or something. ...