Thermometers are hawt.
Fridges are chilly, ooo!
Cross-contamination is…well you get the point.
I watched the Great British Baking Show for the first time the other day. And along with the same drool-inducing, beautiful, moist, succulent spreads, I was hung up on the fact that these people had to be covered in flour, icing, cocoa, and all manner of things, yet they were always clean.
They had to be washing their hands constantly, never mind after handling the eggs and other high risk ingredients, just to keep themselves from dripping all over the immaculate set!
We know that food TV is bad at communicating food safety, but the lengths they sometimes go to avoid it continues to amuse me. Apparently a minute of “my icing isn’t looking good” is better than someone quickly ridding themselves of blueberry juice before mixing their white fondant.
Well, I’ve decided FF&F should bring sexy back to food safety, one GMP at a time.
Handwashing is an easy target…it’s sudsy…warm…a soothing moment of massage for one, heck maybe two people who are close in the kitchen. Who am I to judge? And when you’ve got an evening, poor lighting, and a mostly-clean sink area, it’s a recipe for lustful cleanliness.
Remove your soils with me, and enjoy the sensation. Those 15 seconds are a moment of self-care, relish them.
Mathiasen, Lisa A., et al. “Spot the mistake: television cooking shows as a source of food safety information.” Food Protection Trends 24.5 (2004): 328-334.
Music from FMA: Artist: Komiku Track: Sexy Time (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kom…)
