Kitchen and safety: where to start

The kitchen is the "most dangerous" room: knives, fire, hot fat. Three rules for life: keep the knife sharp (a dull one slips and cuts — paradox!), separate boards for raw meat and vegetables (salmonella is no joke), NEVER put out burning oil with water — lid or sand only. In Germany the kitchen is often an "Einbauküche" — built-in and sold with the flat.

• ●Claw grip: curl your fingers, let the blade ride the knuckles
• ●Raw and cooked — different boards and clean hands
• ●A baking tray = 250°C of metal — keep oven mitts dry