What is the deal with forks?

berndcrisp · February 2015

Wonderful, now we all are to post according to "Buckeye's Law". Not going to happen! WAAAAHHHHHHHHH.

NPHuskerFL · February 2015

epcotisbest said:

NPHuskerFL said:

@THEBuckeye it is sorta humorous. FWIW I prefer no forks in my pics it disturbs my Feng Shui plating. So, fear not mine are fork free Slicing or other knives are common in my prep pics though.

Never had Feng Shui - is that cooked in wok?

GATraveller · February 2015

epcotisbest said:

NPHuskerFL said:

@THEBuckeye it is sorta humorous. FWIW I prefer no forks in my pics it disturbs my Feng Shui plating. So, fear not mine are fork free Slicing or other knives are common in my prep pics though.

Never had Feng Shui - is that cooked in wok?

Yes......deep fried in Qi

Canugghead · February 2015

Is this no bueno too?

500 · February 2015

After thinking about the fork issue; I am sort of on board with Buckeye on this, in so far as it's a cleanliness thing. Some people can not stand it if someone else touches their plate during a meal. And I get grossed out if a server brings a beverage to you and is cupping their hand over the top of it, instead of holding it normally. So maybe it's just Buckeye's thing. Everyone has a tick about something. I guess fingers holding food would be along the same line here as well. You don't know where they've been.

Legume · February 2015

I can't stand pics of food on the egg with RO lump burning underneath.

epcotisbest · February 2015

500 said:

After thinking about the fork issue; I am sort of on board with Buckeye on this, in so far as it's a cleanliness thing. Some people can not stand it if someone else touches their plate during a meal. And I get grossed out if a server brings a beverage to you and is cupping their hand over the top of it, instead of holding it normally. So maybe it's just Buckeye's thing. Everyone has a tick about something. I guess fingers holding food would be along the same line here as well. You don't know where they've been.

Local restaurant brings out a pitcher of tea and leaves it on your table to pass around for refills. Went with a group of friends one time and one would not pour from the pitcher. He insisted on a "fresh" glass every time. Said the pitcher might not be clean. The waitress is a friend of ours and I tipped her extra.
She laughed about it later and confided in me that he may not have gotten the cleanest of glasses and she stirred the tea with her finger.
Don't mess with people who handle your food or drink.

THEBuckeye · February 2015

@Cannughead What do you think?

Canugghead · February 2015

@THEBuckeye An 'aftermath' plate shot pops up in the forum from time to time, AFAIK no one even complained. Doesn't bother me, just threw it in to stir the pot

THEBuckeye · February 2015

@Cannugghead How about a post-rib finger licking pic?

500 · February 2015

Picture with a fork; tasteful?

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/w0/mx958m0cf1ns.jpg

THEBuckeye · February 2015

@500 No issue as part of a place-setting. The subject matter, however, is in the eyes of the beholder.

SmokeyPitt · February 2015

Picture with a fork; tasteful?

Image: http://cdn.itv.com/uploads/editor/medium_ZL5jhFjby7VFYdOJyR4lqarP1eSrhf-dfm4MHDfP3MI.jpg

500 · February 2015

Fork-nication;

http://youtu.be/3vLBMEWexoI

saluki2007 · February 2015

500 said:

After thinking about the fork issue; I am sort of on board with Buckeye on this, in so far as it's a cleanliness thing. Some people can not stand it if someone else touches their plate during a meal. And I get grossed out if a server brings a beverage to you and is cupping their hand over the top of it, instead of holding it normally. So maybe it's just Buckeye's thing. Everyone has a tick about something. I guess fingers holding food would be along the same line here as well. You don't know where they've been.

So how am I suppose to eat my chicken wings? Chopsticks?

texaswig · February 2015

I didn't know I was doing wrong by showing fork. I feel so bad now. I wish someone would have told me I was making a a** out of myself. ( fat man slowly hangs head and turns to walk away)

Ladeback69 · February 2015

This thread is pretty funny if you ask. Sounds like a little OCD to me. When we used to go out with the in-laws they liked to share food so everyone would put some of their food on a little side plate and it would get passed around for everyone to try. I was ok with it, but it took my brother-in-law a little while to be ok with it. I try now to show any utensils except maybe a craving knife, but I may have shown one once.