This collection of videos from University Extension offices nationwide provides overviews of food safety.
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.
Topics on this page:
Clean & Safe, Foodborne Illness, Knife Skills, Cooking Safely
Clean & Safe
- 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
- Food Safety for Seniors (18:20 ) - Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension
- “Food Safety Myth Busters” (17:16) - University of Georgia Extension
- 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
Foodborne Illness
- 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
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
- Homegrown | How to Cut Onions without Crying (1:29 ) - North Carolina State University
- How to chop and slice an apple (3:16) - Virginia Extension
- Chef Callison's Culinary Fundamentals: Knife Safety & Skills (56:47) - Washington State University
Cooking Safely
- Thermometer Basics (2:36 ) - North Carolina State University
- 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