For example:

  • When you open a fresh jar of peanut butter do you only work through one side until it is completely empty then start on the other side?

  • Or when you get those shallow tubs of hummus does it have to make it back home undisturbed? Then one of the baggers at the grocery store shoves it sideways into the bag completely ruining the symmetry.

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
      711·
      9 months ago

      No floor is clean enough to do this.

      I used to, and then I realized that “germs” exist and they’re called bacteria and viruses, so I stopped doing it. I only trust tables and surfaces because they’re (at least supposed to be) cleaned with sanitizer… Even then, it’s iffy.

      Eating anything from the floor, regardless of how much or how little time it’s been there, is not something I ever want to risk. Regardless of how clean a place appears to be.

      I have enough GI issues without getting some mystery stomach bug because the wing that fell on the floor for 2 seconds was really good and I didn’t want to lose it. I’d rather go hungry.

        • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          That’s fine. As long as you clean it properly before eating it.

          I would also claim exception for uncooked food, specifically food that needs to be cooked before it is consumed, if it hits the floor prior to cooking, as long as it’s properly cleaned and cooked, it should be fine… I’m thinking more along the line of meats and things here. If cooking only involves a short bath in boiling water, then no… 10+ minutes in 300+ F temps, sure.

          Exception to the exception: if any debris is on the food which cannot be easily removed.

        • mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world
          21·
          9 months ago

          I’d make exceptions for non-porous foods, I mean our produce has been in the dirt for most of their lives.

          But for porous, wet, or craggy food I can’t even think about eating it without gagging.