This collection of food safety related videos from University Extension offices nationwide cover the following topics: Cleaning, Foodborne Pathogens, Turkey and Knife Skills.

Research on food preservation is ongoing – recommendations may have changed since the release of some videos. Please refer to the National Center for Home Food Preservation for the most current recommendations.

Scroll down to see the collection of videos on the following topics: General Overview, Foodborne Pathogens, Cleaning, Knife Skills, Turkey

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Overview

• Food safety tips, indoors or out (8:11 min.) - University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
• Avoiding 10 potentially deadly major canning mistakes (5:36 min.) - Utah State University Extension
• How to preserve food at home safely (7:31 min.) - Utah State University Extension
• Food Safety for Seniors (18:20 ) - Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension
• Thermometer Basics (2:36 ) - North Carolina State University
• “Food Safety Myth Busters” (17:16) - University of Georgia Extension

Cleaning

• How to disinfect surfaces (1:26 min.) - Louisiana State University Ag Center
• Cleaning and sanitizing  (4:11 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
• Sanitizing the kitchen (2:17 min.) - Ohio State University Extension
• Give me 5! 5 steps to properly wash your hands (1:43 min.) - Texas A&M Extension
• Proper handwashing (1:20 min.) - Michigan State University Extension
• Handwashing in food service setting (4:13 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
• Flu prevention in the kitchen (2:06 min.) - Ohio State University Extension
• The importance of food safety (1:26 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Reduce risks: safety first! (4:23 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension
• Cross-contamination of germs (4:04 min.) - Louisiana State University Ag Center
• Preventing cross contamination (5:16 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
• How to get rid of pantry pests (2:09 min.) - UC Integrated Pest Management
• Food Safety Tips, Indoors or Out (8:11) - University of Kentucky
• Cleaning and Sanitizing your kitchen (3:44) - University Michigan Extension
• Homegrown| Proper Handwashing and Hand Sanitizer (00:53 ) - North Carolina State University
• Homegrown | How to Safely Sanitize Surfaces at Home (3:55 ) - North Carolina State University

Knife Skills

• Knife basics (3:32) - North Carolina State Extension
• Knife skills – paring knife (2:28 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Knife skills – chef’s knife (3:35 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Knife skills – bread knives and kitchen shears (2:11 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Maintaining cutting tools (14:28 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
• Knife Skills (13:56) - University of Kentucky
• Homegrown | Five Essential Knives for Every Kitchen (1:26 ) - North Carolina State University
• How to chop an onion (2:31) - Virginia Extension
• How to chop and slice an apple (3:16) - Virginia Extension
• Chef Callison's Culinary Fundamentals: Knife Safety & Skills (56:47) - Washington State University

Foodborne Pathogens

• How microbes grow and survive (7:24 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension
• Don't wash your chicken (3:43 min.) - Louisiana State University Ag Center
• Holiday food safety (2:10 min.) - University of Arkansas
• Food Safety Bites: Holiday Edition (3:17 min.) - Louisiana State University Ag Center
• Baby food safety (2:52 min.) - University of Arkansas
• Stop BOT botulism (4:15 min.) - University of Minnesota Extension
• Date marking (5:11 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
• Checking food temperature (3:22 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
• Using a thermometer to cook ground meat (3:10 min.) - Louisiana State University Ag Center
• Thermometer basics for meat and eggs (2:35 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Cooking temperatures for whole-cut steaks and hamburgers (4:03 min.) - Louisiana State University Ag Center
• Fact or fiction: rare burgers are safe to eat (5:09 min.) - Ohio State University Extension
• Safe handling and preparation of hamburgers (3:49 min.) - Pennsylvania State Extension
• Be safe, not sorry when grilling food (4:13 min.) - Ohio State University Extension
• Botulism (15:00) - University of Minnesota Extension

Turkey

• Turkey preparation and cross contamination (5:21 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Holiday cooking should include food safety (1:38 min.) - Louisiana State University Ag Center
• Food safety at thanksgiving (14:40 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• How to safely thaw a turkey (4:39 min.) - University of Alaska Extension
• Safely thawing a turkey (2:25 min.) - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• How to thaw a frozen turkey (3:55 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Thawing the turkey (3:54 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• How to safely prepare a turkey (5:24) - North Carolina State Extension
• How to tell when a turkey is safe to eat (2:59 min.) - North Carolina State Extension
• Storing Thanksgiving leftovers (1:10 min.) - Ohio State University Extension
• Food Safety at Thanksgiving (14:41) - North Carolina State University