- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
How clean are you when it comes to cooking (contamination-wise)?
Posted on 3/29/15 at 8:32 am
Posted on 3/29/15 at 8:32 am
I guess being an Alton brown disciple, I pay a lot of attention to cross contamination and general cleanliness when cooking. If something touches raw protein, it goes into the sink and is washed before it touches anything else (this includes my hands). I try to keep a generally clean cooking area as well (if something splashes or drips, I try to wipe it up before it dries/cooks on). Hell, I was cooking at a golf tournament this weekend and the guy I was cooking with couldn't understand why I was using two sets of tongs (raw and cooked).
Anyway, watching some YouTube videos on grilling and some of the things people do are crazy. One guy cooking a butt: unwraps the meat, grabs and squirts mustard, rubs mustard in, diggs into can of rub multiple times, rubs meat down, opens grill, grabs meat, and puts meat on grill ALL WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS.
Am I being overly cautious/OCD or do some people just not understand the hazards?
Anyway, watching some YouTube videos on grilling and some of the things people do are crazy. One guy cooking a butt: unwraps the meat, grabs and squirts mustard, rubs mustard in, diggs into can of rub multiple times, rubs meat down, opens grill, grabs meat, and puts meat on grill ALL WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS.
Am I being overly cautious/OCD or do some people just not understand the hazards?
13
Posted on 3/29/15 at 8:50 am to poochie
Very....I keep a spray bottle of the Clorox "Anywhere" hard surface cleaner in my kitchen at all times. If Clorox is the #1 spray for Ebola defense, then I'm sure it'll take care of anything in a normal kitchen.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 8:56 am to poochie
That's just nasty. I couldn't touch anything without washing my hands first. I'm Servsafe certified so my home kitchen is clean, sanitary, & organized.
NO! You are being safe. If you've ever had a food borne illness you know the consequences far out way the risks. It's better to be safe than sorry.
quote:
Am I being overly cautious/OCD or do some people just not understand the hazards?
NO! You are being safe. If you've ever had a food borne illness you know the consequences far out way the risks. It's better to be safe than sorry.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:05 am to Skillet
quote:
I keep a spray bottle of the Clorox "Anywhere" hard surface cleaner in my kitchen at all times. If Clorox is the #1 spray for Ebola defense, then I'm sure it'll take care of anything in a normal kitchen.
Me too. My sister-in-law came for a visit and cooked chicken one night. I watched in horror as she rinsed it under the faucet and put the pieces directly on the countertop. I gave her a lecture about contamination and all I got was an attitude--I've been cooking for blah, blah years....
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:31 am to Layabout
I'm pretty careful about it, although I don't use a spray or special cleaner. Warm water and soap on the cutting board, counter top and on my knife while in use is good enough, it would seem.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:42 am to poochie
Some of these pictures people take of their food from home tells me there are some nasty people on here .. greasy looking countertops.. dirty dishes .. old, disgusting looking cookware and rusty utensils .. 
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:47 am to poochie
quote:
Anyway, watching some YouTube videos on grilling and some of the things people do are crazy. One guy cooking a butt: unwraps the meat, grabs and squirts mustard, rubs mustard in, diggs into can of rub multiple times, rubs meat down, opens grill, grabs meat, and puts meat on grill ALL WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS.
He could wipe down most of those surfaces afterwards...excerpt for the reaching into the tub of rub several times, I don't have a problem with the rest of it...
I'll be honest, I'm really only uber careful with raw chicken
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:56 am to Salmon
I have a dishwasher with a "sanitize" setting.....beacoup plastic/nylon cutting boards mean I can use a fresh one for different items as needed and immediately stick the used one into the dishwasher. I don't like to treat the sink as a dirty dump zone, that's what the dishwasher is for. I wash hands multiple times during the usual cooking session. The electric automatic soap dispenser is a clean kitchens best friend. No need to touch anything with your dirty hands!
I also try to follow the general rule of prepping any items intended for raw consumption first, before I prep raw meats, etc. Idea is that the kitchen is cleanest at the beginning of your efforts, but that assumes you started with a clean kitchen!
I also try to follow the general rule of prepping any items intended for raw consumption first, before I prep raw meats, etc. Idea is that the kitchen is cleanest at the beginning of your efforts, but that assumes you started with a clean kitchen!
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:14 am to VOR
You don't NEED a special cleaner but a diluted chlorine bleach solution is good for sanitizing after you cook. There are a few solutions that can be made from household chemicals Like vinegar, peroxide, & isopropyl alcohol. A general rule of thumb if only using water is; contact with hot water hotter than 171°F for a minimum of 15 seconds.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:56 am to poochie
One time I watched my brother in law mix up raw ground meat and onions in his big wooden salad bowl.
Ewwwwwwww
I admit I won't eat food brought to a gathering if I know it came from a dirty house.
Ewwwwwwww
I admit I won't eat food brought to a gathering if I know it came from a dirty house.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 11:19 am to poochie
I'm pretty careful. I'm a big Alton Brown fan. But I recall the scare back in the day about wood cutting boards. A study said that bacteria gets into the wood and you should use a plastic cutting board.
I knew that was BS. A few years later the study was debunked.
I knew that was BS. A few years later the study was debunked.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 11:22 am to poochie
Very, but I'm also in the medical field and did research in microbiology so I fully understand the hazards. 
That being said, we are probably overly clean. That's why we can't go to Mexico and drink the water. Hell, they can prob eat salmonella soup with a side of trichinosis and not even fart twice.
That being said, we are probably overly clean. That's why we can't go to Mexico and drink the water. Hell, they can prob eat salmonella soup with a side of trichinosis and not even fart twice.Posted on 3/29/15 at 2:27 pm to Skillet
quote:
I keep a spray bottle of the Clorox
Star San may be another alternative. It is used as a sanitizer for making beer. Cheap to use also, 1 oz for 5 gallons of tap water.
It will not stain your clothes or wood cabinets like Clorox does.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 4:35 pm to poochie
Drives me nuts when grocery clerks put ANYTHING in the same bag as raw protein. Seems I have to remind them every time.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 4:36 pm to poochie
Drives me nuts when grocery clerks put ANYTHING in the same bag as raw protein. Seems I have to remind them every time.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:45 pm to poochie
I wash my hand 3 or 4 times while cooking, i make sure chicken is cooked properly and that no one ends up touching and licking anything with raw chicken juice.
But to be honest, I'm comsiderably more lax with beef and eggs if both are fresh.
We eat quite a good bit of raw egg and undercooked beef in this house.
I will NOT eat food if the person cooking is nasty or doesnt understand the time frames where food poisoning becomes an issue... Like at my mother in law's.
We definitely overdo the whole cleanlieness thing. I ate raw chicken, fish, rare lamb, and drank the water in southeast asia and mexico on more than one occasion.
But to be honest, I'm comsiderably more lax with beef and eggs if both are fresh.
We eat quite a good bit of raw egg and undercooked beef in this house.
I will NOT eat food if the person cooking is nasty or doesnt understand the time frames where food poisoning becomes an issue... Like at my mother in law's.
We definitely overdo the whole cleanlieness thing. I ate raw chicken, fish, rare lamb, and drank the water in southeast asia and mexico on more than one occasion.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:52 pm to poochie
I've always wondered about the tongs when grilling
Posted on 3/30/15 at 6:19 am to poochie
I'm probably in the middle of the cleanliness spectrum. I like to think I'm not nasty, but I'm also not OCD about it. I'm still alive.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 6:43 am to poochie
Good job using aseptic technique.
I use two sets of tongs while grilling too.
I use two sets of tongs while grilling too.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 6:56 am to Zach
quote:
Posted by Zach
I'm pretty careful. I'm a big Alton Brown fan. But I recall the scare back in the day about wood cutting boards. A study said that bacteria gets into the wood and you should use a plastic cutting board.
I knew that was BS. A few years later the study was debunked.
That study turned out to be a big crock.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News