Dimitri wrote:
>
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > Does anyone here worry about other peoples kitchen sanitation and
> > potluck meals?
>
> Not generally
>
> > Two rooms I keep clean all the time are the kitchen and the bathroom.
> > All the other rooms are arbitrary. <g> The kitchen has to be very clean
> > before I'll even start cooking, but that's just me! I also clean as I
> > go to kill time during cooking timing.
>
> Up to you and your fobias as it were.
>
> > I have yet to get food poisoning from a potluck and I've eaten at many.
> > I tend to avoid potato salad (which is famous for Salmonella) but that's
> > not the reason. I'm simply not fond of it.
>
> Interestingly the poato salad & mayo is somewhat of a myth as the mayo in
> potato salad has a high enough acid content to restrict the growth of
> bacteria.

For the mayo itself that is true, however once combined with other
ingredients, generally not true.

>
> I would be more tempted to mistrust a reheated casarole.
>
> >
> > I eat deviled eggs all the time. Lynn' makes a wonderful one and it sits
> > out on the table near the BBQ for hours during her parties, and I have
> > yet to ever get sick from one. But I know she keeps a clean kitchen too
> > and keeps the eggs floating over a bowl of ice to keep them cold, and
> > the containers are covered to keep flies off. ;-)
>
> I think this book is a must for all church and social groups to read and
> understand.
>
> http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Cooking_for_Groups.pdf
>
> Dimitri