Abstract:The course Food Microbiology Experiments occupies a core position in cultivating the undergraduates majoring in food science and engineering in colleges and universities, and it is an important link to cultivate the practical ability, scientific thinking, and innovative spirit of undergraduates. The teaching of Food Microbiology Experiment in Yantai Institute of Technology has problems including stereotyped safety education, irrational arrangement of experimental contents, indoctrination-based teaching methods, and loose teaching management without clear standards. In view of these problems, this paper proposes optimization measures, including the on-site and visualized safety education, systematic experimental contents, digital and interactive teaching methods, and routine and standardized teaching management. By implementing these measures, we have established an efficient, safe, and standardized experimental teaching system for this course. Multiple rounds of practice have proved that these optimization measures have fostered the experimental skills, scientific literacy, and teamwork ability of undergraduates and significantly improved the teaching quality and performance of Food Microbiology Experiment, providing a reference for the cultivation of applied talents in related majors.