Beginners Guide - Knives

Below is the first installment of the beginners guide to kitchen tools and equipment.

In this article we will be discussing all the aspects of Knives, their different attributes and proper maintenace of your kitchen knife.

THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO KITCHEN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT - Knives

Whether you work in your kitchen at home or in a professional kitchen, you will have to make use of certain basic kitchen tools and equipment.
By knowing and understanding what each tool has been designed for, how to identify it, how to handle and store it safely and hygienically, will allow you to choose wisely for your specific requirements. This should save you money and injury.

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Follow up on the Genetically Modified Foods article

FOLLOW UP ON G M FOODS

During the last instalment, the conclusion was reached that GM foods should be
Attached to a stringent code of labelling, to allow the customer to make an informed decision.
Each individual new product should undergo strict and long term studies for after effects and possible harmful consequences.

The following could be taken as a statement of intent.

Objectives of GM foods
Protection of crops against insects and viruses
Increased herbicide tolerance
If possible, to achieve these objectives together with a substantial cost saving.

GM crops have successfully increased yields, lowered costs of labour and production and reduced the use of chemicals. Genetic engineering allows for enhancement of food security and improves the nutritional quality which is not possible with current technology. All this is due to the fact that the seed contains already all these mentioned benefits.

Some of these concerns have now been addressed and in the CIMMYT Newsletter of
October 01, 2004 it has been established, that most objections on the risks of GM foods are not backed by evidence current studies by national and international organizations have shown no demonstrable harmful nutritional effects on foods The effects on consumers are still outstanding
or under study..

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Are genetically modified foods safe?

Are genetically modified foods safe?

Introduction
• Genetically modified organism foods (GMO) present us with a problem which is still not entirely understood by the general population.
• GMO foods are foods whose chromosomes have been mixed with those of other plants and even entirely other organisms.
• Why do we need GMO foods?

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