Health Tip: Using Kitchen Knives

While you’re tackling many tasks at once in the kitchen, a slip of a knife can lead to serious and permanent injury.

The National Food Service Management Institute recommends:

Avoiding any distractions and focusing solely on cutting food.
Making sure blades are kept sharp.
Choosing a knife that’s an appropriate size for the job, and avoiding a kitchen knife for any reason other than cutting food.
Avoiding holding food in your hand as you cut.
Holding the knife only on top of the blade.
Keeping knives away from the edge of a countertop or table.
Promptly washing knives, drying them and storing them in a knife drawer or rack.

Source: HealthDay