"Bob" > wrote in message >...

> No disputing that you can get salmonella poisoning from chicken. But the
> quote from Nigella was, "I always make a point of washing my hands before I
> handle chicken. I agree that it is good to educate people, but it would be
> foolish to push it too far."
>
> I think Steve was drawing attention to her time-ordering: She should take
> pains to wash her hands AFTER handling chicken. Washing them beforehand
> doesn't reduce the salmonella that is already on the chicken. Moreover, the
> chicken's going to be cooked, so any germs that got transferred from her
> hands to the chicken stand a good chance of being killed during the cooking
> process. It would have been less airheaded for her to say that she makes a
> point of washing her hands before she makes a salad, or something else that
> isn't going to be cooked further.

I think it must be hard to wash your hands on TV, or soemthing. Maybe
the water is noisy for the sound guy. Or it takes time. When I'm in
the kitchen, it seems like I'm rinsing my hands, or a cutting board,
or a knife, or a lid, or fruits or veggies, or wiping up a counter, or
using water alllll the time. I wonder how it would be to have a
kitchen where you don't use water.

Karen