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taxladyI will continue my critique of the advice given by the food safety specialist from the TV show.
She says to keep large utensils in a drawer. Yes, it's decorative to store your utensils in a container near the stove, but it isn't a good idea. You grab the utensil by the end that will be touching the food, rather than by the handle. You should put them handle end out of the container and wash the container regularly.
I don't keep the big utensils in a jar by the stove because it's decorative. I keep them there because it's handy when I'm cooking. It also means I don't have to touch the handles on my drawers. I wash my hands before I cook, so grabbing by the end that touches the food shouldn't be a problem. If one has dirty hands, it's probably irrelevant which end you touch, because you are going to get germs from your hands into the cooking anyways. If I stuck the utensils in the jar handle out, I would need three or four jars, not just two. It would also make it harder to grab the utensil I want.
Washing the jar regularly sounds like a good idea.
She says to keep large utensils in a drawer. Yes, it's decorative to store your utensils in a container near the stove, but it isn't a good idea. You grab the utensil by the end that will be touching the food, rather than by the handle. You should put them handle end out of the container and wash the container regularly.
I don't keep the big utensils in a jar by the stove because it's decorative. I keep them there because it's handy when I'm cooking. It also means I don't have to touch the handles on my drawers. I wash my hands before I cook, so grabbing by the end that touches the food shouldn't be a problem. If one has dirty hands, it's probably irrelevant which end you touch, because you are going to get germs from your hands into the cooking anyways. If I stuck the utensils in the jar handle out, I would need three or four jars, not just two. It would also make it harder to grab the utensil I want.
Washing the jar regularly sounds like a good idea.
