Safe prep

bucky925

I cook for friends and family a LOT.   My biggest fear is getting someone sick.  I use gloves and change them like a neurotic raccoon washes his food.  I may be a "little" lax with beef, but chicken and pork Nope Nadda Not going to risk that at all.  Change gloves, it doesn't to on my cutting board and any utensils used on raw food gets put in the dish washer and fresh ones come out.  I understand I'm OCD with my cooking, but it makes me rest easier when I take a plate to someone that may be recovering from an illness. 

nolaegghead

bucky925 said:

I cook for friends and family a LOT.   My biggest fear is getting someone sick.  I use gloves and change them like a neurotic raccoon washes his food.  I may be a "little" lax with beef, but chicken and pork Nope Nadda Not going to risk that at all.  Change gloves, it doesn't to on my cutting board and any utensils used on raw food gets put in the dish washer and fresh ones come out.  I understand I'm OCD with my cooking, but it makes me rest easier when I take a plate to someone that may be recovering from an illness. 

What's so dangerous about pork?  I get chicken.

lkapigian

And there is a way to load the fridge 

Carolina Q

JohnInCarolina said:

Carolina Q said:

My mother died when she was 102.5 years old. Never wore gloves, never used multiple tongs or other cooking tools and never washed her hands between handling. Not that I ever noticed anyway. Good enough for me!

That is quite an achievement.  She saw a lot of change here in her time on this planet.  

But, geez man... how old are you?

@JohnInCarolina, I'm 73. Mom was born on 4 July 1916, married my dad in April 1946 shortly after he returned from WW2. I was born in Oct '47. And yeah, I'd say she saw a change or two.