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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:43 am
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So here's a question that I have been pondering for a while, and only just decided to put into words.
I can't cook for two reasons - one, I'm a danger to myself and others in the kitchen. I've got scars from burns, cuts, dropped pans, smashed digits, everything you can think of. Not to mention that I'm not even very good at cooking outside of the klutziness.
The second reason is that my current place of living doesn't have any food in it that belongs to me, or storage for food if I did want to buy groceries. So even if I were to brave my coordination challenges to not enjoy sub-par food, I wouldn't have any food of my own, or anyplace to put my food if I bought some.
Clearly then, my best option is to buy food out, which is where I run into this issue. The last three times I’ve gone out to eat anywhere, I’ve found hair in my food. Once at Hooter's, once at a Smokey Bones grill, and just a few moments ago at Panera Bread (I really wanted that soup~!) Based on the range of the "quality" and "type" of food establishments, it's safe to say that not all sports bars are to blame, nor are the grill bars, or sandwich/pastry shops. I've never had this happen at a sushi bar, but I don't care for sushi that much anyway. Which pretty much covers all of the food joints that can be found in my area of Florida.
I have to wonder then - is there a baldness epidemic in the serving class? Am I the only person who looks at their food long enough to realize what they’re putting into their mouth? Does anyone else have this problem? And where can I get food that I want to eat, that doesn’t come with added protein in the form of someone else’s dead cells?
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:02 am
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That's gross. :s
I suppose that technically, unless all employees are totally bald, there's a chance that hair will end up in food, but unless the restaurants' standards are really low, I wouldn't think it would be happening that often.
Any kitchen I've worked in, we had to either wear a hairnet or something to keep our hair covered up, but this wasn't always enforced super-strictly, especially with guys' facial hair. Some places, they'd have the hairnet covering the majority of their hair, but their bangs would still be hanging out.
In places that have them, I'd be more worried about the server's hair getting my food, since they don't have to cover their hair up like the kitchen crew does.
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:07 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:38 pm
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Profitable Conversationalist
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:16 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:21 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:13 am
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If it were my own hair, I likely would just pick it out and keep going, because I shed a lot and it gets everywhere. However, if it's noticeably not mine, I start getting really distressed really fast. Because if there's hair in my food from someone else, what else is in there? What other safety points are they missing, and what else are they doing to the food they're serving?
But then, like I said, I've got a very weak constitution, so maybe I'm a little high maintenance.
In my work experience (which is largely retail and minimum wage food service,) I have cut corners and skipped putting on gloves at times. I suppose the difference is a certain standard in the personal work... if I contaminate food, I throw it out. I'd rather waste product than make someone else sick.
I don't think I'd worry about my sister's hair either, because I know her hygiene standards and how her health is. It's the mystery of someone else's hair that makes me queasy.
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:25 am
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Jafthasleftthebuilding Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:11 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:45 pm
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Jafthasleftthebuilding Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:49 pm
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