Cookware Corner Welcome to the Cookware Corner. Learn more about cookware and kitchen essentials used by chefs that are now available to home cooks as well. How you can assure that your raw and cooked meats are safe to eat. E. coli is the bacteria you have been hearing about. It is dangerous and must be controlled.
Bacteria are, perhaps, the most successful life form on earth.
They are everywhere, grow quickly and sometimes can be very dangerous. Bacteria live for food, especially if the food is within a certain temperature range. If harmful bacteria enter the food supply because of poor handling, contamination may result which can cause food poisoning and in some cases death. Measures must be taken to control the harmful bacteria. The good news is that bacteria are relatively easy to control and to kill.