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Vote now!

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kilikini wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
>>
>> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>
> I don't live alone, but my husband and I eat completely different things, so
> yeah, I'll dip, take a couple of bites and put it back for later. My
> husband has a cow when he watches me do that; he claims my saliva changes
> the flavor of the food. I've never noticed and I don't care; it's my food!

Never do it. Even when I lived alone I used have a hissy fit when my
son used to drink directly from the milk/juice/soda carton or bottles
too - ewwwwww! I was not thinking flavor - I was thinking *germs* LOL
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Chatty Cathy > wrote in
:

"Eating from containers and then putting them back in the fridge.."

Yes

jmcquown said...

> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
>>
>> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>
> Depends on what you mean by "container" so I couldn't answer this one.
>
> Jill


I'll eat out of a leftover container if I can finish it. If not, I'll dish a
portion onto a bun or a plate (as a last resort) <g>.

Andy

jmcquown wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
>>
>> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>
> Depends on what you mean by "container" so I couldn't answer this one.
>
Huh?

One entry found for container.
Main Entry: con·tain·er
Pronunciation: k&n-'tA-n&r
Function: noun
: one that contains : as a : *a receptacle (as a box or jar) for holding
goods*
b : a portable compartment in which freight is placed (as on a train
or ship) for convenience of movement
- con·tain·er·less /-l&s/ adjective

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...&va=containers


As I am guessing that b: wouldn't fit in the fridge... I would go for a:
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Chatty Cathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!
>
> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one

I don't live alone, but my husband and I eat completely different things, so
yeah, I'll dip, take a couple of bites and put it back for later. My
husband has a cow when he watches me do that; he claims my saliva changes
the flavor of the food. I've never noticed and I don't care; it's my food!

kili

Chatty Cathy > wrote in

> Never do it. Even when I lived alone I used have a hissy
> fit when my son used to drink directly from the
> milk/juice/soda carton or bottles too - ewwwwww! I was not
> thinking flavor - I was thinking *germs* LOL

OH NO! I wouldn't drink from common **shared** containers/cartons.
You said 'eat' and I didn't think of 'drink'.
"Eating from containers and then putting them back in the
fridge..."
I will eat (and drink) from only MY containers. I've never gotten
sick from me contaminating me, that I know of. :-)

jmcquown wrote:

>
> I guess you meant like a tupperware container? Or maybe a bowl?

Sure. What else would you store food in in the fridge? <still puzzled>
BTW, it was Blinky's question, not mine


> In which case yes, I'd reheat some items and eat directly from it rather than from a
> plate. I live alone but even when I didn't yes, I'd do that. No sense
> dirtying another plate or bowl when I can eat right out of the bowl it was
> stored in.

Do you still put your bowls (or whatever) back in the fridge once you've
eaten from them if you've still got something left in them, I mean? I
don't. If I think there is more than I can eat at one go then I
spoon/take out whatever I want and put it in another bowl and put the
original container back in the fridge.... but that's just me.
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sandi wrote:

>
> OH NO! I wouldn't drink from common **shared** containers/cartons.
> You said 'eat' and I didn't think of 'drink'.
> "Eating from containers and then putting them back in the
> fridge..."
> I will eat (and drink) from only MY containers. I've never gotten
> sick from me contaminating me, that I know of. :-)

Hmmm. If you've put some leftover, say stew, in a container and then
take it out of the fridge and eat from it directly with a spoon/fork -
and then put the rest back...The spoon (that has been in an out of your
mouth) is still gonna contaminate the stuff in the container, so I'd say
its the same thing as drinking from a milk carton. Still Eeewwww in my
book, whether its just you or not.
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Chatty Cathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!
>
> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one

Depends on what you mean by "container" so I couldn't answer this one.

Jill

Chatty wrote on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:53:05 +0200:

CC> Vote now!

CC> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one

I have had two bouts of food poisoning and don't want to risk
another so I never refrigerate containers from which I have
eaten. If I think an unfinished container is worth saving, I put
the contents in another jar and sometimes nuke it to near
boiling before freezing.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
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James Silverton wrote:
> Chatty wrote on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:53:05 +0200:
>
> CC> Vote now!
>
> CC> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>
> I have had two bouts of food poisoning and don't want to risk another so
> I never refrigerate containers from which I have eaten. If I think an
> unfinished container is worth saving, I put the contents in another jar
> and sometimes nuke it to near boiling before freezing.

Yup. I freeze a lot of left-overs too. We get those ziploc containers
with lids that hold about one serving of food. I put the leftovers in
them and freeze... Then, when needed, I defrost and heat them up - if
anything is left after that it gets chucked (which is not too often
luckily).
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kilikini wrote:

>
> I hate dirtying up another dish to wash. I don't have a dishwasher (except
> me) so I try to re-use as much as I can. If it means double dipping into a
> dish, I'll do it in a heartbeat.

I don't have a dishwasher either, but it's your choice of course.
However, as somebody else mentioned in this thread food poisoning is not
something to mess with... and I have had it once - that was enough, and
so I don't take too many risks with food. Even if I open a can of baked
beans, for example, and only use half, I put the rest in a container
with a lid and put it in the fridge. If I haven't used them within a day
or two - out they go. I try to freeze anything that is "freezable" for
that reason - I also hate wasting food
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Chatty Cathy wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> Vote now!
>>>
>>> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>>
>> Depends on what you mean by "container" so I couldn't answer this
>> one.
>>
> Huh?
>
> One entry found for container.
> Main Entry: con·tain·er
> Pronunciation: k&n-'tA-n&r
> Function: noun
>> one that contains : as a : *a receptacle (as a box or jar) for
>> holding
> goods*
> b : a portable compartment in which freight is placed (as on a train
> or ship) for convenience of movement
> - con·tain·er·less /-l&s/ adjective
>
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...&va=containers
>
>
> As I am guessing that b: wouldn't fit in the fridge... I would go for
> a:

I guess you meant like a tupperware container? Or maybe a bowl? In which
case yes, I'd reheat some items and eat directly from it rather than from a
plate. I live alone but even when I didn't yes, I'd do that. No sense
dirtying another plate or bowl when I can eat right out of the bowl it was
stored in.

Jill

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> I guess you meant like a tupperware container? Or maybe a bowl?
>
> Sure. What else would you store food in in the fridge? <still puzzled>
> BTW, it was Blinky's question, not mine
>
>
>> In which case yes, I'd reheat some items and eat directly from it
>> rather than from a plate. I live alone but even when I didn't yes,
>> I'd do that. No sense
>> dirtying another plate or bowl when I can eat right out of the bowl
>> it was
>> stored in.
>
> Do you still put your bowls (or whatever) back in the fridge once
> you've eaten from them if you've still got something left in them, I
> mean? I don't. If I think there is more than I can eat at one go then
> I spoon/take out whatever I want and put it in another bowl and put
> the original container back in the fridge.... but that's just me.

I hate dirtying up another dish to wash. I don't have a dishwasher (except
me) so I try to re-use as much as I can. If it means double dipping into a
dish, I'll do it in a heartbeat.

kili

Omelet wrote:

>
> I will eat from a container and put it back if it's _my_ food and I know
> my housemate won't be sharing it. And I hide _my_ (personal) food that I
> don't want to share in the back porch 'frige.

That's your choice, of course.
>
> If I want to share it, I just leave it for him like I did that seafood
> dish from Olive Garden the other day. ;-) I got up from sleeping a few
> hours later and found the container in the sink drainer... If I'd have
> cared, I'd have hidden it.
>
> I'm just glad that he is still alive and around, and enjoyed it.
>
> His companionship means more to me than a container of takeout food.

That is all very nice to hear, but what takeout food has to do with this
I dunno...
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Chatty Cathy - puzzled again

In article >,
Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
>
> >
> > I guess you meant like a tupperware container? Or maybe a bowl?
>
> Sure. What else would you store food in in the fridge? <still puzzled>
> BTW, it was Blinky's question, not mine
>
>
> > In which case yes, I'd reheat some items and eat directly from it rather
> > than from a
> > plate. I live alone but even when I didn't yes, I'd do that. No sense
> > dirtying another plate or bowl when I can eat right out of the bowl it was
> > stored in.
>
> Do you still put your bowls (or whatever) back in the fridge once you've
> eaten from them if you've still got something left in them, I mean? I
> don't. If I think there is more than I can eat at one go then I
> spoon/take out whatever I want and put it in another bowl and put the
> original container back in the fridge.... but that's just me.

I will eat from a container and put it back if it's _my_ food and I know
my housemate won't be sharing it. And I hide _my_ (personal) food that I
don't want to share in the back porch 'frige.

If I want to share it, I just leave it for him like I did that seafood
dish from Olive Garden the other day. ;-) I got up from sleeping a few
hours later and found the container in the sink drainer... If I'd have
cared, I'd have hidden it.

I'm just glad that he is still alive and around, and enjoyed it.

His companionship means more to me than a container of takeout food.
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On Mar 30, 1:05?pm, Andy <q> wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
> > Chatty Cathy wrote:
> >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> >> Vote now!
>
> >> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>
> > Depends on what you mean by "container" so I couldn't answer this one.
>
> > Jill
>
> I'll eat out of a leftover container if I can finish it. If not, I'll dish a
> portion onto a bun or a plate (as a last resort) <g>.
>
> Andy

For me it depends on type of food. I don't drink from containers or
eat with a fork or spoon from a container, not unless I'm going to
finish it all... and even then I don't like to drink from a container/
bottle, I use a glass. But if it's cold cuts/sliced cheeze I will eat
from the package, peeling off slice after slice until we've had our
fill, me and my six furry friends. I don't like to eat refrigerated
left overs from the container and then put it back but I'm not at all
averse to eating non refrigerated foods from the containers, things
like chips, cookies/crackers, all kinds of candies, nuts, dried
fruits, all sorts of snack foods.

Sheldon

On Mar 30, 12:18 pm, Chatty Cathy
>
> Never do it. Even when I lived alone I used have a hissy fit when my
> son used to drink directly from the milk/juice/soda carton or bottles
> too - ewwwwww! I was not thinking flavor - I was thinking *germs* LOL

The germs are in my mouth. The germs go into the container
and back into the fridge. The germs come out of the fridge
and the container and go back in my mouth, not having
reproduced to any great extent because it's cold in the
fridge.

My husband's germs are my germs.

If any of this was going to make me sick, I'd be sick already.

I just don't see a problem with eating out of the container.

I typically don't reheat stuff, eat some, and put it back
in the fridge because I don't like multiply-reheated food.
So this really only applies to food eaten cold.

Cindy Hamilton

jmcquown wrote:

>
> I'm with kili on this one. And what refrigerated food stored in the
> original container (covered bowl, covered cooking pan) has to do with food
> poisoning is beyond me. As long as it's properly stored how does food
> poisoning enter in to the equation? I'm not talking about eating something
> a week later.

OK. Put it this way... I just don't like putting food back in the
fridge that has traces of my saliva on it!
I would rather take another bowl for my food and wash the damn thing out
afterwards. So there!
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Chatty Cathy

Omelet wrote:
>
> I got the impression (somehow, I guess I'm off target) that we were
> talking about takeout food containers!
>
> Sorry.

Nope. Just any food in general that gets stashed in the fridge....
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Chatty Cathy

kilikini wrote:
> I don't live alone, but my husband and I eat completely different things, so
> yeah, I'll dip, take a couple of bites and put it back for later. My
> husband has a cow when he watches me do that; he claims my saliva changes
> the flavor of the food. I've never noticed and I don't care; it's my food!
>
> kili

Saliva does indeed cause breakdown in food. In fact, the most obvious
way to see this is with baby food or something with added modified food
starch. Minute amounts of saliva (containing amylase) will cause the
remaining food to start breakdown and you'll see it next time you open
the container.
Many foods aren't so apparent, but your husband is correct on this one
(except it isn't just the flavor as the texture, etc)

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>
> The germs are in my mouth. The germs go into the container
> and back into the fridge. The germs come out of the fridge
> and the container and go back in my mouth, not having
> reproduced to any great extent because it's cold in the
> fridge.
>
> My husband's germs are my germs.

Sorry, this made me smile...
>
> If any of this was going to make me sick, I'd be sick already.
>
> I just don't see a problem with eating out of the container.
>
> I typically don't reheat stuff, eat some, and put it back
> in the fridge because I don't like multiply-reheated food.
> So this really only applies to food eaten cold.

I dunno. Maybe we should conduct an "experiment"? Take some food that
has saliva in it as opposed to (the same) food that does not - stick
both "samples" in identical containers and leave them both in the same
fridge for say, 2 or 3 days.... and see which one comes out of there
tasting, looking and smelling better?
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Chatty Cathy

On Mar 30, 1:10�pm, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> > Chatty Cathy wrote:
> >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> >> Vote now!
>
> >> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>
> > Depends on what you mean by "container" so I couldn't answer this one.
>
> Huh?
>
> One entry found for container.
> Main Entry: con·tain·er
> Pronunciation: k&n-'tA-n&r
> Function: noun
> : one that contains : as a : *a receptacle (as a box or jar) for holding
> goods*
> * b : a portable compartment in which freight is placed (as on a train
> or ship) for convenience of movement
> - con·tain·er·less /-l&s/ adjective
>
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...&va=containers
>
> As I am guessing that b: wouldn't fit in the fridge... I would go for a:

I had to choose "I can't answer because my choice is not listed"...
because I couldn't in good concience answer a question that was
predicated on who one lives with or not... that "and" in each choice
bothered me. I think it would have been better to pose the choices
without anything about ones living arrangements. It really matters
not about whether someone lives alone or in a commune, a slob is a
slob, is a slob... even living alone one can have guests, all the more
reason to handle food in a civilized manner, especially when one is a
guest.

Oh, I forgot to mention in my previous posts that I'll spear pickles
and olives right from the jar, but the fork never touches my lips...
I've speared more olives in my life than Carter's has little liver
pills, and even though most olives I eat have been sterilized, and I'm
not sharing my 2nis, I still pluck those tender nubins with my teeth
using well practiced aplomb. Now I just know you're gonna try to trip
me up by asking about whether I employ any special tongue action. hehe

Sheldon Pimento

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>
>>
>> I hate dirtying up another dish to wash. I don't have a dishwasher
>> (except me) so I try to re-use as much as I can. If it means double
>> dipping into a dish, I'll do it in a heartbeat.
>
> I don't have a dishwasher either, but it's your choice of course.
> However, as somebody else mentioned in this thread food poisoning is
> not something to mess with... and I have had it once - that was
> enough, and so I don't take too many risks with food. Even if I open
> a can of baked beans, for example, and only use half, I put the rest
> in a container with a lid and put it in the fridge. If I haven't used
> them within a day or two - out they go. I try to freeze anything
> that is "freezable" for that reason - I also hate wasting food

I'm with kili on this one. And what refrigerated food stored in the
original container (covered bowl, covered cooking pan) has to do with food
poisoning is beyond me. As long as it's properly stored how does food
poisoning enter in to the equation? I'm not talking about eating something
a week later.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

>
> So there! I don't have to share my spit with anyone

ROFL... True!
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Chatty Cathy

Sheldon wrote:

> I had to choose "I can't answer because my choice is not listed"...
> because I couldn't in good concience answer a question that was
> predicated on who one lives with or not... that "and" in each choice
> bothered me. I think it would have been better to pose the choices
> without anything about ones living arrangements. It really matters
> not about whether someone lives alone or in a commune, a slob is a
> slob, is a slob... even living alone one can have guests, all the more
> reason to handle food in a civilized manner, especially when one is a
> guest.

You have a point there... I suppose I should have added either "I do" or
"I don't" regardless... but I have been trying not to fiddle too much
with the contributions for the surveys lately


<snipped the rest in case any children are reading this>

> Now I just know you're gonna try to trip
> me up by asking about whether I employ any special tongue action. hehe
>

LOL
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Chatty Cathy

In article >,
Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> >
> > I will eat from a container and put it back if it's _my_ food and I know
> > my housemate won't be sharing it. And I hide _my_ (personal) food that I
> > don't want to share in the back porch 'frige.
>
> That's your choice, of course.
> >
> > If I want to share it, I just leave it for him like I did that seafood
> > dish from Olive Garden the other day. ;-) I got up from sleeping a few
> > hours later and found the container in the sink drainer... If I'd have
> > cared, I'd have hidden it.
> >
> > I'm just glad that he is still alive and around, and enjoyed it.
> >
> > His companionship means more to me than a container of takeout food.
>
> That is all very nice to hear, but what takeout food has to do with this
> I dunno...

I got the impression (somehow, I guess I'm off target) that we were
talking about takeout food containers!

Sorry.
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Mar 30, 12:18 pm, Chatty Cathy
>>
>> Never do it. Even when I lived alone I used have a hissy fit when
>> my son used to drink directly from the milk/juice/soda carton or
>> bottles too - ewwwwww! I was not thinking flavor - I was thinking
>> *germs* LOL
>
> The germs are in my mouth. The germs go into the container
> and back into the fridge. The germs come out of the fridge
> and the container and go back in my mouth, not having
> reproduced to any great extent because it's cold in the
> fridge.
>
> My husband's germs are my germs.
>
> If any of this was going to make me sick, I'd be sick already.
>
> I just don't see a problem with eating out of the container.
>
> I typically don't reheat stuff, eat some, and put it back
> in the fridge because I don't like multiply-reheated food.
> So this really only applies to food eaten cold.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

That's exactly what I do. If I'm going to reheat something, no, I won't put
it back into the container of cold food, but if I just want a bite or two of
something and I don't care if it's cold, I'll pull out a fork, take a couple
of bites and put the container back in the fridge. It's only MY germs. I
don't care.

kili

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm with kili on this one. And what refrigerated food stored in the
>> original container (covered bowl, covered cooking pan) has to do
>> with food poisoning is beyond me. As long as it's properly stored
>> how does food poisoning enter in to the equation? I'm not talking
>> about eating something a week later.
>
> OK. Put it this way... I just don't like putting food back in the
> fridge that has traces of my saliva on it!
> I would rather take another bowl for my food and wash the damn thing
> out afterwards. So there!

So there! I don't have to share my spit with anyone

Jill

Chatty wrote on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:07:57 +0200:

??>> I'm with kili on this one. And what refrigerated food
??>> stored in the original container (covered bowl, covered
??>> cooking pan) has to do with food poisoning is beyond me.
??>> As long as it's properly stored how does food poisoning
??>> enter in to the equation? I'm not talking about eating
??>> something a week later.

CC> OK. Put it this way... I just don't like putting food back
CC> in the fridge that has traces of my saliva on it!
CC> I would rather take another bowl for my food and wash the
CC> damn thing out afterwards. So there!

Given the rather active discussion of "natural" foods and
enzymes, it was the enzymes in saliva that broke down the chewed
primitive grains of New Guinea etc. to make beer.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

Chatty wrote on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:07:57 +0200:

??>> I'm with kili on this one. And what refrigerated food
??>> stored in the original container (covered bowl, covered
??>> cooking pan) has to do with food poisoning is beyond me.
??>> As long as it's properly stored how does food poisoning
??>> enter in to the equation? I'm not talking about eating
??>> something a week later.

CC> OK. Put it this way... I just don't like putting food back
CC> in the fridge that has traces of my saliva on it!
CC> I would rather take another bowl for my food and wash the
CC> damn thing out afterwards. So there!

I wonder if anyone who thinks refrigerated foods are "safe" has
ever frozen regular bread or pita? Molds do manage to grow in
the freezer!


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
>>
>> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>
> I don't live alone, but my husband and I eat completely different things,
> so
> yeah, I'll dip, take a couple of bites and put it back for later. My
> husband has a cow when he watches me do that; he claims my saliva changes
> the flavor of the food. I've never noticed and I don't care; it's my
> food!

Saliva contains enzymes that break down food. If you notice a water buildup
in the container, it is the food being "digested".

Dr. zara wrote:

>
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Chatty Cathy wrote:
> > > http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> > >
> > > Vote now!
> > >
> > > You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
> >
> > I don't live alone, but my husband and I eat completely different
> > things, so yeah, I'll dip, take a couple of bites and put it back
> > for later. My husband has a cow when he watches me do that; he
> > claims my saliva changes the flavor of the food. I've never
> > noticed and I don't care; it's my food!
>
> Saliva contains enzymes that break down food. If you notice a water
> buildup in the container, it is the food being "digested".

This is ridiculous. People aren't (I hope) spitting large quantities of
saliva into the container. We're talking the tiny amount residual in
the eating utensils.

That's not enough to "digest" any appreciable amount.



Brian

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On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:53:05 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

Ick! I was just a kid when I learnt that that was a pretty good way to
put germs into the food... after I saw what happened to a bowl of
custard that I ate some of and then put the rest in the fridge
overnight, I lost my taste for doing it EVER. (it doesn't count if you
get a clean spoon and take ONE spoonful out and then put the container
away... that's not contaminating it!)

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!
>
> You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one

Guilty!

And guilty of eating from containers, too.

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Default User wrote:
> Dr. zara wrote:
>
>>
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> > > http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>> > >
>> > > Vote now!
>> > >
>> > > You can thank Blinky the Shark for this one
>> >
>> > I don't live alone, but my husband and I eat completely different
>> > things, so yeah, I'll dip, take a couple of bites and put it back
>> > for later. My husband has a cow when he watches me do that; he
>> > claims my saliva changes the flavor of the food. I've never
>> > noticed and I don't care; it's my food!
>>
>> Saliva contains enzymes that break down food. If you notice a water
>> buildup in the container, it is the food being "digested".
>
> This is ridiculous. People aren't (I hope) spitting large quantities of
> saliva into the container. We're talking the tiny amount residual in
> the eating utensils.

Yeah, I think that was more of a "what happens when we drop food into
the spitoon"[1] scenario.

[1] Ew.


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Chatty Cathy wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm with kili on this one. And what refrigerated food stored in the
>> original container (covered bowl, covered cooking pan) has to do with food
>> poisoning is beyond me. As long as it's properly stored how does food
>> poisoning enter in to the equation? I'm not talking about eating something
>> a week later.
>
> OK. Put it this way... I just don't like putting food back in the
> fridge that has traces of my saliva on it!
> I would rather take another bowl for my food and wash the damn thing out
> afterwards. So there!

If I send you mine, will you wash them, too? Then I'd be able to stop
double dipping.

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jmcquown wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I'm with kili on this one. And what refrigerated food stored in the
>>> original container (covered bowl, covered cooking pan) has to do
>>> with food poisoning is beyond me. As long as it's properly stored
>>> how does food poisoning enter in to the equation? I'm not talking
>>> about eating something a week later.
>>
>> OK. Put it this way... I just don't like putting food back in the
>> fridge that has traces of my saliva on it!
>> I would rather take another bowl for my food and wash the damn thing
>> out afterwards. So there!
>
> So there! I don't have to share my spit with anyone

Of course not. On the other hand, done voluntarily it can be quite
pleasant.


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In article >,
Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > I got the impression (somehow, I guess I'm off target) that we were
> > talking about takeout food containers!
> >
> > Sorry.
>
> Nope. Just any food in general that gets stashed in the fridge....

Okay then, I don't as a general rule.

Works better for portion control and keeps me from over-eating. :-)

It's also less hassle.
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