This is a dumb question, sorry. I admittedly have mild OCD about cleanliness. I have a hard time recognizing the line between OCD and being properly hygienic while cooking, if that makes sense. In the winter months I bake a lot of cookies where I'm directly touching the dough with my hands. I wash my hands so much in between batches that my hands look 40 years older than what they are - full of wrinkles.
I think people should always wash their hands before touching food, especially when mixing dough by hand. I also think people should wash their hands after they use the toilet, blow their nose, touch their hair, skin, or clothes - while cooking. If I'm cooking for only myself, I'm not so strict about hygiene. If I'm cooking for others, especially for people who don't live with me, I am very strict. I have pets and if I cook for people outside my household, I will put on a clean shirt to reduce the risk of pet hair in the food. It's inevitable it will end up in there anyway, I just want to reduce the risks as much as possible.
I don't think it's appropriate for people to dry or wipe their hands on their clothes or boxer shorts while cooking. I don't think it's appropriate to taste food with a spoon then stick that same spoon back into the food that others will be eating from, that's gross. Obviously, cross contamination of anything that touched raw meat is not safe.
Is there anyone here who is particular about cleanliness while cooking? Do you have family or friends that you know are not hygienic while cooking and you refuse to eat anything they make? I'm just curious.
My elderly father gets offended when I won't eat his cooking. But I caught him blowing his nose without washing his hands afterwards. He also wipes his wet hands on his boxer shorts. Some amount of germs are certainly healthy, but this is just gross in my opinion.
I think people should always wash their hands before touching food, especially when mixing dough by hand. I also think people should wash their hands after they use the toilet, blow their nose, touch their hair, skin, or clothes - while cooking. If I'm cooking for only myself, I'm not so strict about hygiene. If I'm cooking for others, especially for people who don't live with me, I am very strict. I have pets and if I cook for people outside my household, I will put on a clean shirt to reduce the risk of pet hair in the food. It's inevitable it will end up in there anyway, I just want to reduce the risks as much as possible.
I don't think it's appropriate for people to dry or wipe their hands on their clothes or boxer shorts while cooking. I don't think it's appropriate to taste food with a spoon then stick that same spoon back into the food that others will be eating from, that's gross. Obviously, cross contamination of anything that touched raw meat is not safe.
Is there anyone here who is particular about cleanliness while cooking? Do you have family or friends that you know are not hygienic while cooking and you refuse to eat anything they make? I'm just curious.
My elderly father gets offended when I won't eat his cooking. But I caught him blowing his nose without washing his hands afterwards. He also wipes his wet hands on his boxer shorts. Some amount of germs are certainly healthy, but this is just gross in my opinion.