Laury
Senior Cook
Hi all,
I was just reading the thread on reheating meat marinades and wanted to put out this question. In general, do you think all the warnings about food safety and risky cooking practices are warranted?
It seems that we are bombarded with this or that dire warning about this or that particular food/practice etc. practically everyday. From my experience of 59 years on earth, having eaten at my mother's table, hundreds of restaurants, other people's homes, and my own cooking - I can name only one instance where I got sick from something I ate. And it was basically a 24 hour nausea and diarrhea thing. The same holds true for almost everyone I know.
Of course I know that serious illness or even death can result from eating tainted or spoiled food, but really, how high are the odds? If it's rare enough to make the news when there is an outbreak of salmonella, hepatitis or other illness, then is it really such a terrible threat?
I guess what brought this rant on is a weariness from the constant warnings in the media. You know the ones..."Is your house making you sick" or "What you don't know about chicken can kill you" or "How your Fourth of July picnic can land you in an emergency room".
Is it all just hype to get you to watch or read? Is the threat really so great that it warrants a front page warning?
What has been your experience? Is just plain common sense enough to keep you and yours safe? Is my head buried in the sand?
I was just reading the thread on reheating meat marinades and wanted to put out this question. In general, do you think all the warnings about food safety and risky cooking practices are warranted?
It seems that we are bombarded with this or that dire warning about this or that particular food/practice etc. practically everyday. From my experience of 59 years on earth, having eaten at my mother's table, hundreds of restaurants, other people's homes, and my own cooking - I can name only one instance where I got sick from something I ate. And it was basically a 24 hour nausea and diarrhea thing. The same holds true for almost everyone I know.
Of course I know that serious illness or even death can result from eating tainted or spoiled food, but really, how high are the odds? If it's rare enough to make the news when there is an outbreak of salmonella, hepatitis or other illness, then is it really such a terrible threat?
I guess what brought this rant on is a weariness from the constant warnings in the media. You know the ones..."Is your house making you sick" or "What you don't know about chicken can kill you" or "How your Fourth of July picnic can land you in an emergency room".
Is it all just hype to get you to watch or read? Is the threat really so great that it warrants a front page warning?
What has been your experience? Is just plain common sense enough to keep you and yours safe? Is my head buried in the sand?