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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Monitoring cold and hot holding temperatures
How often do you check your cold hold and hot hold temperatures? In food service we must be careful to maintain proper temperatures on temperature control for safety…
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Can your beverage make you sick?
Have you ever noticed your bartender doing some unsafe practices when making your drink and thought, “It’s cool the alcohol will kill it!”. You may be onto something…
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Easter Time Egg Questions
Easter is almost here! What a fun time coloring and decorating hard-boiled eggs with friends and family. But have you ever wondered about how to safely handle your…
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Baltimore City sewage and the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Raw sewage is flowing into our streams and rivers and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay. Where is this sewage coming from? A key source is an antiquated storm…
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Retail: Is your food safety management system healthy?
When a facility has a functioning Food Safety Management System (FSMS), team members perform better, and customers will receive a consistent message when visiting. In Maryland a HACCP…
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You think the last place you ate made you sick? Here is what to do.
Social media can be an excellent source to share information. But when bad information is shared it can unfairly harm a business’s reputation. I often see posts where…
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