Cooking & Food Safety
We offer educational resources, including online certifications for Texas food handlers, on cooking and food safety. Whether you are a cottage food producer, a farmer’s market vendor or you are cooking for your family, our resources teach all Texans the basics of safe food handling, preparation, cooking, serving and storing.
Related Departments: Food Science & Technology, Nutrition

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Poultry is often seen as a food that is high in protein, nutritious, less expensive and can be made many ways. Poultry can also be a very safe food when taking precautions. This publication will teach you how to handle poultry meat products for safe consumption.
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The demand for boneless chicken meat is increasing because of the development of food service convenience products and new cooking methods. This publication will teach you how to properly debone a broiler chicken.
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Gourmet dishes made from boneless breast of chicken are the basis of a delicious meal. This publication will walk you through the steps of deboning chicken.
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Cutting up a chicken is easier than most people think. This publication walks you through cutting up a chicken.
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Cutting up a chicken is easier than most people think. This publication walks you through cutting up a chicken.
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Carving a turkey at the table seems to make a meal just a little more special and festive. This publication will walk you through the steps of carving a turkey.
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Food and drinks are often spoiled during storms and other disasters. After a power loss or a flood, each item needs to be checked to determine whether it is safe to eat or drink. Do not taste anything that is suspected to be spoiled. This publication also covers foods to throw away, what might be […]
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El deterioro de alimentos y bebidas durante las tormentas y otros desastres es comun. Si ocurre un corte de energia o una inundacion, es necesario verificar cada alimento para determinar si resulta seguro consumirlo. No pruebe ningun alimento o bebida que crea que se ha echado a perder. Si no cuenta con suficiente agua para […]
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Learn about the impact of the Texas Poultry Industry through this publication.
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This publication is for food managers in the food-service industry to learn proper food safety practices.