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> 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>
>

Hey, "they" make cooking spoons specifically for tasting. You spoon up
sauce with the stirring end, tilt to spoon to transfer the sauce via a
trough (or whatever) to the tasting end. We're not talking a big buck item,
just a different type of wooden spoon.

Pam