Behind The Line
Behind the Line shares real-world food safety insight, kitchen tools that actually work, and practical guidance for food service professionals and home cooks.
Taylor Waterproof Digital Food Thermometer – Calibratable
This Taylor Thermometer is an essential tool in my toolbox. It is fast, reliable, and can be calibrated. The price is right as well!
Quality Food Pans at a great price
I thought for sure the price was too good to be true! But not at all. They are NSF and quality.
Excellent Scale for recipe consistency
All good chefs know that weighing ingredients is easier for scaling recipes and consistent results. Great for measuring flour, sugar, water, or any other bulk ingredients.
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Do you have a positive food safety culture?
When I was a teenager, I worked at a large franchise fast food place. I remember one night while closing the assistant manager told me to take the…
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COVID-19 and reopening your restaurant
Attention all owners, managers and PIC Congratulations! The announcement yesterday by Governor Hogan was the next step in reopening and is very exciting. It has been a hard time…
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The risk of third party delivery services
The problem: The driver opens up the to go container to take a peak or worse a sampling of the food. By touching it, they could contaminate the…
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Selling homemade goods using cottage food laws
Do you make a great cookie or tasty home-baked bread? Do your friends and family always ask you to decorate cakes for them? Have you ever thought about…
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Bad advice on thawing your turkey
It’s that time of year when you are bombarded with posts and emails about food safety and Thanksgiving dinner. Most of it is excellent advice. However, today I saw…
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It’s almost Norovirus season!
Norovirus is the number one pathogen that causes foodborne illness in this country! It is responsible for an estimated 20 million cases of each year. Statistically more cases…
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