James Egan wrote:
> While cooking something like spaghetti sauce, I taste the
> sauce (or gravy) occasionally to test. My wife maintains
> that I should clean the spoon each time, because my saliva
> will adversely affect the sauce (or whatever). I understand
> that saliva contains enzymes and that their purpose is to
> break down food. However, I cannot believe that the trace
> amount of saliva on a spoon used to test the sauce will
> have any significantly adverse affect. It's not like I
> slobber on the spoon! Anyway, do YOU always wash
> your spoon after tasting? Be honest! <g>

Use a "tasting spoon". duh Keep a dedicated spoon at your cooking
station and each time you taste dribble some from your wooden pot spoon
into your tasting spoon... totally hygienic, saves washing many spoons
and so simple a concept that I'm suprised no one else here has thought
of it, although I shouldn't be so surprised, since if you totalled all
the IQs of all those who responded previously they don't add up to one
normal intelligence. Ahahahahahahahaha. . . .

Sheldon