I'm team flatware pointing down and I have proof

Started a debate at my brother's house in Chicago last Thanksgiving when I loaded all the forks and spoons handle-up. His wife said it's unsanitary because the handles touch the dirty rack. I told her I've been doing it that way for 5 years and never once cut my hand grabbing a fork from the basket. She showed me a study online about bacteria on handles but my counterpoint is simple. I'd rather rinse a fork handle than get stabbed in the palm reaching in for a clean load. We actually timed each other loading a full basket. I finished 45 seconds faster because I can grab a handful of forks by the tines and drop them in. She had to place each one carefully to keep the points down. She still won't switch but I think the speed speaks for itself. Anyone else try both ways and pick one based on something real like safety or time?

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the_margaret15d ago

Is it just me or does this whole debate say something about how we do things without thinking? Like, some of us approach everything with "how do I avoid getting hurt" and others are all "how do I keep this from getting gross." I see it in my own kitchen. My roommate will spend 10 minutes wiping down the counters before she cooks, while I'm over here just wanting to chop an onion without getting water on the cutting board. Neither way is wrong but we both think the other is doing it the dumb way. The real trick is figuring out which kind of person you are and then not trying to convince everyone else they're wrong.

miles94615d ago

My brother in law taught me that trick years ago and I never went back... it's just faster and safer. I sliced my thumb once reaching into a basket of points-up forks and that was the end of that debate for me.