Selecting the Best Kitchen Knives Storage

The blades storage you use in your kitchen needs to be safe and secure, to both protect your family's safety and to protect your utensils from damage. There are various practical solutions for storing your kitchen knives in the home, and with plenty of designer additions you can even make an striking style statement with your professional instruments.

• Drawer Trays

Drawer trays are a great kitchen knives storage solution, as the position in a drawer keeps the sharp blades away from children's fingers, and the sturdy tray prevents the delicate items from slipping and blunting from too much movement.

• Counter Block

Kitchen knives blocks are a standard sight for a reason, they are useful, easy to access, safe and compact. Although angled wood is the traditional choice for these storage accessories, there are many contemporary styles, such as white porcelain with poly fibres, to suit the most modern spaces.

• Magnetic Strips

If you want your knives even closer at hand, the magnetic strip might be the perfect storage solution for you. Magnetic strips can be placed directly over the main preparation area for convenient cooking.

• 'Place Anywhere'

Although it is easy to find huge utensils sets complete with a storage block with slots for each differently sized utensil, many people find that their utensils collection grows in a more organic way over the years, making it necessary to find a storage solution that can accommodate multiple mismatching kitchen knives. Blocks tightly packed with skewers or rigid fibres are perfect for this purpose.

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Chemical cleaning supplies – To use or not to use

Whilst market is flooded with the number of chemical cleaning supplies and is selling at huge rate, the debate is still on whether these supplies are really safe to use. Almost all of us use chemicals to clean our house and things around. Rarely there is any house which would like to miss these supplies. The truth is that we are in need of these supplies and bound to use even if it is toxic.

Many people may not know but most cleaning agents contain toxic elements to provide superb cleaning result. Also, people prefer those products which are more effective, ignoring the fact that it can be injurious to the health of family members. The urge of keeping clean our kitchen, living rooms, bathroom and floor led many us opt for those harsh chemicals which when used release vapor and ultimately cause various health troubles.

However, all cleaning supplies aren’t toxic. There are only few of them which are toxic and boldly display this message on the cover of the product. If you are really health cautious, you can easily avoid them. Or else if you don’t find any such note on the cover, better you can leave it and go for the branded one which clearly mentions the safety measures to be taken while using. 

The best recommendation is that families with pregnant woman, children or sensitive patient should avoid any such cleaning supplies. For them, there is an option for organic cleaning products. These are 100% safe and leave chance of toxics, allowing you to live healthy and carry out safe living style.

How to Choose Multi-purpose Kitchenware

If you have limited space in your home it could be a good idea to get rid of some bits and pieces cluttering up your kitchen drawers and find space instead for a few multi-purpose kitchenware pieces that are economical with space and convenient to use. Once you start searching for multi-purpose kitchenware items, you might be surprised to find just how many unique and incredibly useful tools there are out there for the frustrated kitchenware user.

• Knives
  Have you ever thought about how many different knives you need to use to prepare a simple meal? Multi-purpose kitchenware knives bring this number back down to one with double sided instruments that can spread, cut and pierce a variety of surfaces.
• All-purpose Machines
  Some kitchenware appliances even claim to do just about everything your other appliances can do, in just one relatively compact machine. One popular kitchenware item can be used to steam food, mix ingredients, knead heavy dough and much more.
• Scissors
  When was the last time you used that old pair of poultry shears deep down in your kitchenware drawer? Kitchenware scissors can be used to prepare all sorts of food and meals, much more than just putting a bird for the oven, as long as you choose the right product.
• Cleaners
  If your precious kitchenware space is being cluttered up by a collection of cleaners for different surfaces and situations, why don't you consider purchasing a few multi-purpose cleaning items as well? Most commercially sold cleaners are largely unnecessary as the same results can be reached by home remedies which are much cheaper and poison free.

How To Clean And Sanitize Kitchen Equipment

As anyone working in the hospitality industry would know all too well, it is imperative that you clean and sanitize all of your kitchen equipment after use, as this helps to prevent food-borne pathogens, mould and other unhealthy contaminants from infecting your cooking. Follow these simple instructions to ensure that your kitchen is left clean and sanitary at all times:

Begin by sanitizing your drying racks. Prepare a sanitizing mixture in a sink that is composed of about 4 litres of warm water and 1 tablespoon of bleach. Dip the drying racks into the solution, and leave to air dry completely before using. Then, dip your sponges and brushes into the mixture and also leave to air dry.

Fill another sink with hot, soapy water. Use the sponges and brushes you sanitized earlier to rid your kitchen equipment of oil, food and other dirt. You should always break down each item of equipment wherever possible (by removing blades, handles, and so on). Rinse the kitchen equipment in clean, running water when you’ve finished.

Take the clean kitchen equipment and place it into the sink that you filled with your sanitizing solution earlier. You will need to leave each item to soak for around 30 to 60 seconds. After removing the equipment from the solution, you will need to lay them onto the drying racks that you sanitized earlier and leave them to air dry.

If you are a littler adverse at using bleach to clean your kitchen equipment, you could also submerge each item in a pot of boiling water for around 30 seconds after cleaning. This will also effectively sanitize them. Remember to also keep your storage areas properly cleaned and sanitized; you can do this by wiping them down regularly with bleach wipes.
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How To Compare Different Cutlery Sets

One of the most important features of your restaurant or café will be your cutlery set – after all, these are used by your customers on a daily basis and are highly beneficial in creating a good impression. Anyone can immediately spot an establishment that uses low quality cutlery so, when it comes time to choose yours, you need to make sure that you consider each of your options carefully.

• Make sure that you have a set budget in mind before you go shopping for your newest cutlery set, as having a good idea of what you can spend will make the narrowing down process much easier.
• Do some research into the different materials that cutlery sets are commonly made from – for example, stainless steel cutlery is rust resistant and highly strong, whereas titanium is much more lightweight.
• Examine the types of edges offered on the knives of the cutlery sets you’re interested in – the best quality sets will include a variety of knives with different edges (straight, serrated, granton, and so on), which make eating all foods (from steak to vegetables) much easier.
• Look at the design of the cutlery – will it be easy to buy replacement pieces to match them? Keep in mind that restaurants and cafes are prone to cutlery theft and that pieces will get damaged over time and need to be thrown out.

As mentioned above, it can be very easy to spot a low quality cutlery set, especially when comparing it to one of exceptional quality. By taking into account the above points, you can ensure that you purchase a set that best suits your establishment, leaving your customers thoroughly impressed and eager to return.

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How To Fold Paper Napkins

Just because your establishment is using paper napkins (perhaps its an outdoor event or one for a large number of guests when fabric ones just aren’t suitable or viable) does not mean that you cannot make them look creative and elegant. For wrapping your napkins around silverware, use either the pocket or the wrap technique.

Pocket Technique

Lay out the paper napkin, complete unfolded, in front of you. Fold the napkin in half, leaving the open side towards you, then fold it in half again, this time long ways (which should leave the paper folded into quarters and the open corner at the top left). Take the top layer of the napkin and fold it back diagonally towards you (to the bottom right corner). Flip it over, putting the open corner to the top right, and fold the right side of the paper back to about one-third of the way. Fold the left side back about one-third of the way also. Flip over the napkin again and, after adjusting any uneven spots, slide the silverware into the pocket you have created.

Wrap Technique

Lay out the paper napkin, folded into quarters, in front of you. Then, lay the silverware (stacked up on top of each other) onto the paper, about 1 inch away from the left side. Fold the napkin from the left, being sure to cover the silverware, and roll it to the right twice, covering the silverware further. Fold up the bottom of the napkin so that it is tight against the silverware, then finish rolling up the paper until there isn’t any left.

Whilst the pocket technique is far more complex then the wrap one, both are very elegant ways to present your silverware and paper napkins. As you can see, with just a little thought and creativity, your paper napkins can look just as attractive as fabric ones.

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The Best Storage Items For Organizing Your Pantry

One of the biggest pet peeves of anyone working in a kitchen is that they can never find the things they’re after. Often, commercial kitchens are havens of activity, with people running around all over the place and tossing unneeded ingredients wherever there’s a space. The best way to counteract this issue is with the clever use of storage items in your pantry.

• Use tubs to store your cling wraps, tin foils, sealable plastic bags and so on, as this keeps them all together. In a commercial kitchen, these disposable storage items constantly need to be within reach, as they’re used to protect unneeded food.

•  Invest in some storage racks to make use of the normally wasted vertical space in cupboards. Use them to stack up your canned food items, which not only makes it easier to find what you’re after, it also shows you at a glance what ingredients you have on hand.

•  Bulk products (such as flours, sugars and rice) can be stored in large bins that are kept in the bottom of the pantry, as these are all staples in most commercial kitchens. The accompanying scoop for these storage items makes it much easier for the chefs to get what they need.

•  Ensure that your herbs and spices are placed into large, clearly labeled storage items (specifically glass jars or plastic containers), so that they can be better stacked on top of one another and located

To cut down on some of the stress that is experienced in a commercial kitchen, you should look into investing in some clever storage items that will organize your pantries and cupboards from top to bottom. Not only will your chefs soon realize that there is a place for everything (and start putting it there), they will be able to find what they need when they need it.

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