Yes, if you are cooking at a restaurant, or such place and need to wear gloves, then it would defeat the purpose; however, if you are cooking at home, you probably wouldn't use gloves, unless you have a physical condition that would require it.
Jennifer On 1/7/15, John Diakogeorgiou via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: > Their is nothing wrong with using your hands when you cook. It's been > said several times on the food network by various cooks that a good > cook always uses their hands. Their are some things which must be done > with hands such as kneading. It is easier to mix meatloaf with the > hands as well. I don't know that I would use my hands to mix things > like hamburger helper (which I would never eat anyway) but as long as > your hands are clean then if some one doesn't like the fact that you > do it, tell them to either cook themselves or don't eat it. > I do think that eating fries with catchup on them with your hands is a > bit gross though. > > On 1/7/15, Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: >> When wearing gloves, though, you cannot feel what you're doing, which >> defeats the purpose. >> >> --- >> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're >> finished, >> >> you! really! are! finished! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Drew Hunthausen via Cookinginthedark" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]>; "'Jennifer Chambers'" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 10:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [CnD] hands, fingers, and such >> >> >>> It is so much easier to mix recipies like dough or meat loaf or things >>> like >>> that with hands. If you are not comfortable with people seeing you using >>> your hands, purchase some food prep gloves, then you'll be official!!! >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Jennifer Chambers via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 8:43 PM >>> To: [email protected]; Anna Globe >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] hands, fingers, and such >>> >>> Will, I've known only one person who ate pizza with a knife and fork. >>> Everyone else--sighted or blind--picks pizza up. Same with French >>> fries. >>> I--like another person in this thread--do not eat catsup, so I cannot >>> answer >>> that question. >>> >>> As for mixing dough with hands, often recipes will instruct you to do >>> just >>> that. As a matter of fact, there is an author who writes fiction, and >>> in >>> the books she includes many recipes, and in her instructions, she says, >>> "With your impeccably clean hands, mix the dough--". (The author is >>> Joanne >>> Fluke, for any of you who want easy and delicious desserts to bake. If >>> you >>> don't wish to read the books, you can download them and scan through for >>> recipes. They are all tone-indexed). >>> >>> Jennifer >>> >>> On 11/12/14, Anna Globe via Cookinginthedark >>> <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Hello there, this message is for Michael Capell, I wonder is your >>>> group up and running?, I have the new address, but am not getting any >>>> messages from it. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Michael Capelle via Cookinginthedark >>>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 4:03 PM >>>> To: RJ ; [email protected] ; jan brown >>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] hands, fingers, and such >>>> >>>> When I make hamberger helper, and i have to stir in the mixture, i >>>> will start with my fingers/hands, once it is hot, i use the spoo n, >>>> same thing when i make meatloaf, it always turns out the same, in the >>>> end, good and delicious. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: RJ via Cookinginthedark >>>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 3:00 PM >>>> To: [email protected] ; jan brown >>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] hands, fingers, and such >>>> >>>> And picking one nose as they whip the batter. >>>> LOL >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "jan brown via Cookinginthedark" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 1:59 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] hands, fingers, and such >>>> >>>> >>>>> Some folks get upset when I mix batter or dough with fingers. I can >>>>> tell when it is properly mixed that way and fingers are clean. >>>>> Nobody complains about the resulting baked goods The oven cooks away >>>>> any germs.. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>> >>>> --- >>>> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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