merryb wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Peri Meno wrote:
> > > So I've recently rekindled my love affair with cooking, right? Now I'm
> > > all addicted to the Food Network, watching the shows, always open for
> > > new recipe ideas and stuff. Anyway, and this has been bothering me, the
> > > other day it dawns on me that a lot of these cooks, chefs, whathaveyous
> > > don't use potholders/oven mitts, but instead they use their towels. The
> > > only one I've seen using cutesy oven mitts is Giada. So what's up with
> > > that? Is it just not cool to use oven mitts? Should I get rid of mine?
> >
> > Professionl cooks don't use mitts because they're dangerous... if
> > doused with hot water/grease they'll be badly scalded./burned before
> > they can get those fercocktah mitts off. Pro cooks only wear shoes
> > they can instantly step out, usually clogs made from non-absorbant
> > material, and never wear socks, same reason.
> >
> > > Second question. I've noticed that Rachel uses all these generic
> > > looking products. Her cans read "Chicken Stock" or "Wild Salmon" or
> > > whatever. Her spices are "Cumin" or "Turmeric" or xyz... I mean, I
> > > never see a brand, you know? Does she have people on her staff that
> > > print up special labels to cover up the brands? I'm just wondering.
> >
> > Pro cooks mostly refill dispenser containers from bulk.
> >
> > > And, am I the only one that has a problem with Emeril tossing his
> > > kitchen rag over his shoulder - brushing it against his dandruffy hair
> > > every time - and then using the same rag to pull the pizza out of the
> > > oven? I mean, that's pretty nee-as-tee, don't you think? I wouldn't
> > > want to be one of those people in the audience that get to eat the
> > > stuff. Yuck.
> >
> > You should never eat at restaurants, and especially not at other
> > people's homes.
> >
> > Sheldon
> I'm sorry, but in all the restaurants I have worked in, I have never
> seen anyone sockless!
> Towels absorb just as much as oven mitts
They are easier to get rid of than the mitts if drenched