Decide whether your kitchen will be completely Gluten Free or Shared (risk of cross-contamination)
If totally Gluten Free: (Highly Recommended)
- Stainless Steel & Glass can be kept. All non-stick/tephlon/plastic will need to be replaced because they hold gluten in. Including cookie sheets, cutting boards, pots/pans, plates, cups, utensils, etc.
- Sanitize all surfaces in your kitchen completely, especially knifes, utensils, mixers, etc. that sit on the counter.
- Replace your toaster, bread maker, grill (basically any item that is not stainless steel or glass that has come in contact with Gluten.
- Wash your hands often and make sure guests do the same. This is your home and you need to feel safe
- All of the above apply, but you can set aside your specific pans, dishes, etc into a separate cabinet so that they are not cross-contaminated.
- You will need to wash your hands often and keep your family out of your food and away from your dishes.
- Cooking Gluten foods is at your own risk. Flour stays in the air for several hours so not only will you be easily cross-contaminated, but anything on your counter will as well. Remember, even if you're not hyper-sensitive (like me) it will still cause long term damage to your gut putting you at a higher risk of many other diseases such as Osteoporosis, several types of Cancer, etc. etc.
- Keep your mayo, butter, peanut butter, jelly completely separate as cross-contamination is way too easy. You can buy GF products in the squeeze bottle, but if you have bad habits like me & especially my kids you'll wipe off the extra onto the bread and again cross-contaminate yourself.
- Stainless Steel & Glass can be used for both Gluten & Gluten Free products they will not hold in the gluten.
