When cooking for coeliacs it's important to remember a few ground rules, or you could very easily end up poisoning someone.
Ingredients
If using shop-bought ingredients, such as chocolate, bakingpowder or sauces, make sure that it is actually gluten free. There are a surprising amount of items that have gluten in them ebven though you wouldn't have thought so. Always read the ingredients list, and see if it states that it is made in a factory that handles gluten.
Cooking Utensilts and your Kitchen
Ensure that your cooking utensils and cooking areaa is clean and not contaminated with gluten. Did you use that sieve for wheat flour and put it back in the drawer without cleaning it properly? It's easily done, but can create great discomfort for a gluten intolerant person, so just double check that both your utensils and kitchen are clean before you start cooking.
Storage of Gluen Free Products
When it comes to storage of gluten free ingredients and products, it's important to prevent cross-contamination. If you've baked two cakes, one glutenous and one gluten free, keep them separate. If you've got a cupboard full of ingredients, and you regularly cook for coeliacs, take care to keep items contaning gluten away from the gluten free ones.
The advice above is all just common sense, but if you're not used to cooking for coeliacs it's easy to forget and to make mistakes. The more you practise the easier it will get, until it is second nature.
Ingredients
If using shop-bought ingredients, such as chocolate, bakingpowder or sauces, make sure that it is actually gluten free. There are a surprising amount of items that have gluten in them ebven though you wouldn't have thought so. Always read the ingredients list, and see if it states that it is made in a factory that handles gluten.
Cooking Utensilts and your Kitchen
Ensure that your cooking utensils and cooking areaa is clean and not contaminated with gluten. Did you use that sieve for wheat flour and put it back in the drawer without cleaning it properly? It's easily done, but can create great discomfort for a gluten intolerant person, so just double check that both your utensils and kitchen are clean before you start cooking.
Storage of Gluen Free Products
When it comes to storage of gluten free ingredients and products, it's important to prevent cross-contamination. If you've baked two cakes, one glutenous and one gluten free, keep them separate. If you've got a cupboard full of ingredients, and you regularly cook for coeliacs, take care to keep items contaning gluten away from the gluten free ones.
The advice above is all just common sense, but if you're not used to cooking for coeliacs it's easy to forget and to make mistakes. The more you practise the easier it will get, until it is second nature.
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