06 April 2007

Cri de coeur

TV cookery programmes:

1. Are they as hygienic as they should be? For me, there are far too many chefs sticking their fingers into and onto food during the cooking. But you never see them washing their hands. Furthermore, if you go anywhere near a food factory, you will be expected to wear a hair net - not for our TV chefs. And, while I remember, sticking your thumb over the top of the olive oil bottle (in order to 'drizzle' it) is less than salubrious.

2. Why this fashion for sticking frying pans into ovens? Frying pans are for frying; if you want to bake something, put it on a baking tray (or at least some form of oven dish).

3. What is this nonsense with the blowtorches? That's not proper cooking...

4. Who does the washing up? The TV chefs never hesitate to use another bowl or pot, without any thought for the skivvy who has to wash the things.

Bring back Delia.

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