ONTARIO: The new picky eater - (Globe and Mail)
December 26, 2007 – 6:08 pmToday’s food-safety connoisseurs do not count calories, but, according to this story, the number of days leftovers have been in the fridge, the temperature of a steak’s core, and the number of hands they imagine may have handled a piece of fruit en route to their dinner plate.
And they are aided by a range of new gadgets that allow them to treat their kitchens like culinary laboratories under bacteria lockdowns.
A product called Vacu-Seal sucks the air out of plastic bags, sealing leftovers airtight so they can be frozen for future use. A gizmo called the SensorfreshQ Freshness Meter promises to measure the bacterial population of a piece of food, giving its user a reading of fresh!, still fresh! (eat soon), or freshness not assured.
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