• Tattorack@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Yeah? And those forks have also been washed with soap, killing the majority, if not all, of the bacteria present.

    What’s your point?

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      The point is that the fork has been traumatised and it transfers that trauma to your food by the magic of homeopathy or something.

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      Better yet, they’re sent through dishwashers that heat the water crazy hot. FDA requirements dictate that the surface temperature of utensils in a commercial dishwasher must get up to 160°F. NSF requirements necessitate temps high enough to yield a log5 reduction in bacteria. Because of this, many commercial dishwashers get up to 180°F. They also use both soap and sanitizer. You don’t have to worry about this if the restaurant is up to code.

      Craziest part is they take like, 3 minutes start to finish.