This might just be the simplest, most ridiculously easy change yet — so get ready to roll your eyes, flick your wrist and say “Oh puh-lease, come on!”
Well, here goes nothing: As of today, whenever I use a fork or spoon to stir something, I’m going to use that same piece of cutlery to eat whatever I just stirred. So, if I’ve got a pot of rice that I’ve just fluffed up with a fork, that same fork will used to eat it five minutes later. If I’ve just made a bunch of tabbouleh and mixed it around with a spoon, that same spoon will be used… well, you get the idea.
Knives won’t come into play, really, because as my mother has always warned me, “Stir with a knife, stir up strife!” And who wants strife?
(Although, if I’m slicing or dicing in the preparation stage I’ll of course use that knife to eat, too… unless it was a chef’s knife, or a cleaver, or one of those serrated bread knives, in which case that might be a little awkward)
Some of you may wonder why I wasn’t doing this anyway, and to be honest I often would. But there are times when the utensil gets a little gunked up, then sits on the counter for 20 minutes, and when I’ve got a nice fresh plate I sometimes want nice fresh cutlery to go with it.
But not anymore — I hereby promise, no matter how gunky, I’ll take one for the team, tough it out and reuse that fork, damnit!
Photo courtesy of photo-steve on Flickr
Not raw meat forks though – one must be safe, after all. But wait, you want veg, didn’t you? So that one cancels out.
I showered without the light on today. It was lovely until my boyfriend walked in to give me a kiss good morning then left, flicking on the switch as he did. Dolt.
Hm, Hellcat, I thought that one was going in a different direction…
Vanessa, a couple little tricks would keep your cutlery less crunchy by mealtime. Simply wipe off with a clean damp kitchen rag after stirring the food or put in a small jar of water to soak. The rag can be re-used or washed. The water can be poured on a thirsty plant. This might help avoid embarassing moments with dinner guests.
We do that with every meal. I keep a wet cloth that I wipe down with to have clean utensils to eat with.
Or just ungunk it with your mouth as long as it’s not like raw eggs or meat.