Lucille wrote:
>
> I always wondered why on the cooking shows they take a
> package of food and open it up and start using it without washing it.

Depends what it is. I'd assume most packaged foods
are already clean. But not fresh fruit or vegetables
that I bagged myself.

> And when Emeril had a show on the food channel, he came in and
> walked by people shaking all those hands but I never saw him wash
> his hands before handling the food. I oftened wonder how many
> germs are on all those hands.

He's a restauranteur. There's lots of stuff done (or not)
in restaurants that you would do differently at home.
One reason why I don't often eat at restaurants.