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04-07-2021 03:27 PM
@caroln242 wrote:The other day my sister was over at my house and at lunchtime she started making a sandwich...on a paper towel. I said, "I clean my counters all the time, they're clean". She said she always puts food on a paper towel or a cutting board, never on a counter.
A friend of mine does the same thing, but she has cats that roam all over her counters so I understand that. I have no cats, no animals of any kind, wipe down my counters constantly and have put bread, etc. on the counter for 50 years. No problems.
Am I being gross, putting food on my kitchen counter? I thought that's what they were for!
What do you guys do?
I have no animals, but wouldn't think of making a sandwich or anything else with out putting a paper towel down first.
04-07-2021 03:53 PM
I don't cut or prepare food directly on my counter. Never gave it much thought, just a habit. I'd rather wipe off my cutting board then the counter top. @caroln242 Its no big deal and I don't think there is a right or wrong way so keep doing what you are accustomed to.
04-07-2021 04:14 PM
I never place food directly on the counters.
04-07-2021 05:07 PM
If your counters are clean, you are not being gross, but don't you have to clean your counters more often if you prepare food directly on them? I put food on top of a plate or cutting board or something to prevent getting my counter dirty!
04-07-2021 05:42 PM
@PreKteacher wrote:If your counters are clean, you are not being gross, but don't you have to clean your counters more often if you prepare food directly on them? I put food on top of a plate or cutting board or something to prevent getting my counter dirty!
Actually, the space I use for preparing food, sandwiches, etc. is just about maybe 3 feet long. It's right next to the sink, so it gets cleaned many times a day. But it's quick, just wipe it up right after using it. After dinner I go around and wipe down all the counters whether I've used them or not. Like someone said...dust, odds and ends being set on them during the day, etc.
04-07-2021 06:12 PM
I never put food directly on the counter. I always use a cutting board and when making a sandwich use the plate I will be eating from. Just safer IMO.
04-07-2021 06:57 PM
I put it on a plate. Even if I trusted my counters cleanliness, I wouldn't want to cut a sandwich on it and damage it.
04-07-2021 07:29 PM
Well, they're your counters and it's your food so I don't need to judge.
For me, no I don't put food right on the counters. I'm pretty nutty about my food-pickiness, though. There are lots of things I don't do that are probably perfectly fine for others.
04-07-2021 07:38 PM
I tend not to put food on counters. I'll put it directly onto a dish of some kind, paper towel or paper plate.
04-07-2021 08:26 PM
I have (what seems like) a million cats and have no qualms about preparing food right on the counter or eating food right off the counter, lol. I do have the luxury of a fully functioning immune system though!
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