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18 People Reveal What Things They Do In Their Kitchen That They Keep A Secret
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We’ve all got our dirty little home kitchen secrets that we wouldn’t want anyone to find out about. From not washing the cooking utensils to pretending that our legendary secret recipes are anything but store-bought dressings in a jar. And anyone who pretends that they don’t cut at least one corner in the kitchen is most likely keeping up appearances. God forbid someone found out they don’t wash their bread knife!
In a very candid and thoroughly fun thread, the anonymous home cooks of Reddit opened up about the things that they do in the kitchen that they wouldn’t want others to find out. It’s an honest look at the fact that nobody’s perfect (not even the saints!) and that just because you don’t follow the rules 100% at home doesn’t mean that the world will end.
Scroll down for some of the best-kept kitchen secrets and let us know which ones sounded eerily familiar, dear Pandas. And remember… keep your kitchens clean, but don’t spend every moment of your day polishing the oven dials with a toothbrush. However, for food-related businesses, tip-top hygiene is non-negotiable.
Bored Panda had a wonderful chat about hygiene in the kitchen, how pathogens thrive, the worst things that you can do while prepping food, and erring on the side of caution with Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin.
Jessica is a talented pie artist, food expert, and author of the book 'Pies Are Awesome.' She went into a lot of detail with us about the food safety acronym 'FATTOM' and when cutting corners starts becoming dangerous, whether you're cooking at home or professionally.
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#1
It's just me and my husband. When I cook for the two of us, for example, I love making homemade sauces and gravy and sometimes I will do a taste test and lick the spoon then stir it right back into the pot. He knows I do it and he doesn't mind. We already kiss each other so why not? Lol
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#2
Whatever lies between the side of my oven and the cabinet is a dirty secret that I will never know
#4
Objectively, I know fresh garlic is always better, but I am lazy and my garlic press is difficult to clean, so 90% of the time I use the jarred minced stuff and just double it to make up for the lower potency.
#5
Measuring spoons immediately go back into their place if they were used to scoop salt or sugar...and maybe flour and perhaps cornstarch after a gentle wipe out.
#8
If I drop a piece of vegetable or meat on the ground that is still to be fried I'll happily throw it back in the pan if it doesn't look icky.
#9
When I mince garlic I like to take a chunk of hard cheese and when I've scraped what I need off the cutting board, I use the cheese as Velcro to pick up any stray pieces of raw garlic and eat it. Disgusting snack? Probably. Delicious? To me, yes
#10
I do not always wash my non-stick pan. Especially if I fried something in it like eggs or bacon. I use the "residual" flavouring in my next dish the next day.
#11
Well, I always try to reuse paper towels as much as possible. So this leads me to leave a used paper towel on the counter. I have no problem with this, but I feel like most people would think I'm being a slob.
#13
I don't wash my wok, or other pans I want to keep seasoned. Used to be a breakfast line cook for years, and this may make you a little leery about going out for breakfast, but on the line, we never ever washed our egg pans after they were seasoned and the eggs didn't stick. At the end of the shift just add some oil and a good bit of salt and scrub it out with a clean kitchen towel. Get all the food bits off, flip the towel and wipe out anything into the trash.
#14
I don't have oven mitts. I used any shirt, sweater, or towel that's around when I need it lol.
#15
When I am wiping down the counters at the end of the day, all the crumbs or whatever just go straight to the floor. I figure the dog or the rumba will get it, not my problem.
#16
I use MSG for soups, stews, stir fry sauce, and other times I want to add more "savory" to a dish. Siblings know and they don't mind. Parents would probably say "Oh ok" and keep eating. Grandma would kill me.
#18
I've never washed my coffee cup...ever. I tell my wife the hotness of the coffee cleans it. It has a brown crust.
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