Lately, the lack of concern over food sanitation that's shown on the Food Network is driving me nuts. First it was the double-dipping on Chopped, then it was another chopped contestant who had a cut and mixed the salad with her hands. Her comment "I don't have cooties." Huh? And I'm not a vampire.
Okay, I'm thinking that maybe we can cut them some slack because it's a timed contest and they're out of their own kitchens and not thinking clearly. On the other hand, I'm thinking that food sanitation ought to be second-nature to professional chefs, and if they're bleeding into the salad on TV, they're probably less concerned in their own kitchens when no one is watching.
Then on The Next Iron Chef, where the chefs should be a level above the Chopped contestants, Chef Maida (I know I probably spelled it wrong, but you know who he is) stuck his finger in his ice cream mix to taste it. Okay, we assume his hands are clean so it's not horrible. Yet. Because then he used the same finger to push the rest off the spoon and back into the ice cream maker, and that's the stuff he's going to serve. I'm sorry, but...ick.
Then on Ann Burrell's show, she sips soup (or maybe a sauce, sorry but I don't recall exactly) out of a spoon and then after sipping from that spoon she pours the rest of the spoon's contents back into the pot. Sure, it's still on the heat and getting cooked, but really? You pour it back in?
So do you think that all this is just because they're on TV and not in their restaurants, or do you think that these chefs all have bad habits and they're just getting caught in the act?
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