# Your most shameful culinary practices **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [March 23, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498 "2021-03-23T15:42:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/423 "2021-04-15T16:02:26Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Add me to the list of yesterday’s coffee drinkers. For those old coffee drinkers, here’s a trick that really works. Pour it back and forth between cup & carafe a few times before reheating. It make old coffee taste a lot fresher. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/424 "2021-04-15T16:14:25Z")
works with wine too! Aerating helps, I guess, though I don’t know the science behind it. When we lived in Egypt and only had access to dreadful locally-produced wine, my friend used to whirr it in a blender before drinking it. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/425 "2021-04-15T16:17:39Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > The other day I ate a bowl of hot Cheetos mixed with sour cream Which reminds me: I saw Cheetos Mac & Cheese in the store the other day. I’m proud to say I didn’t buy any, though I was a little tempted. > **[Cheetos Now Makes Mac 'n Cheese—Here's How It Tastes](https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cheetos-mac-and-cheese-walmart-taste-test)** > > Cheetos Mac n' Cheese will be available at Walmart starting this week, and we tried all three flavors—Bold & Cheesy, Cheesy Jalapeño, and Flamin' Hot. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/426 "2021-04-15T18:52:05Z")
My family is repulsed by some of my odd culinary proclivities such as: - Bisquick in a bowl, made into a paste, and eaten with a spoon - Peanut butter on cheddar cheese - Marmite, eaten by the spoonful - Sardines, heated in the microwave, with crumbled pork rinds. - Flaming Hot Cheetos and a cup of coffee for breakfast. Follow me on Pinterest for more gastronomical nightmares. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/427 "2021-04-16T03:00:55Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > give me a 5 pound tub of cookie dough with a spoon and i might make 2 pounds of cookies No cookie recipe ever quite produces the number of cookies described. Not if it’s a _good_ cookie recipe, of course. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/428 "2021-04-16T13:33:31Z")
So, I’m a bit ashamed on this one. Was feeling quite lazy, but I had some sausage links, and some of those crescent rolls that come in the tube. Some may call the creation that I made “Pigs in a Blanket”. It was okay, but pretty greasy. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/429 "2021-04-16T16:05:10Z")
If they were raw sausages, I would have pricked and par-boiled them to get a lot of the grease out, but they (as with their cousin, the Hillshire Farms li’l hot dogs) are so tasty, though salty. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/430 "2021-04-16T17:32:17Z")
I sometimes eat raw meat. When I’m cutting up a big hunk-o-beef for a stew, i sometimes snag a couple of the interior pieces and just eat them raw. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/431 "2021-04-16T19:26:16Z")
I don’t do that, but if I’m scrambling eggs, I’ll lick the fork that I stirred them with ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/432 "2021-04-16T19:36:47Z")
Nothing wrong with that. Contamination is only really on the outside of the meat. As long as you are using clean utensils and fairly fresh meat, there’s very little chance of getting sick. Not all that different from how I usually eat my steak. > [@Zyada](#): > > I don’t do that, but if I’m scrambling eggs, I’ll lick the fork that I stirred them with I don’t really like raw egg, but once again, not really that much of a safety hazard. Salmonella is pretty rare these days, especially _inside_ of the shell. Of course, I use an immersion blender to stir my eggs, not the best to be licking afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/433 "2021-04-16T20:39:19Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Of course, I use an immersion blender to stir my eggs, not the best to be licking afterwards. Fortune favors the bold! ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/434 "2021-04-16T21:39:43Z")
You’re making this shit up. No one is that monstrous. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/435 "2021-04-16T22:54:51Z")
I’m not sure about that. Peanut butter and old cheddar work great on toast and I’m coming around to Marmite thanks to @Mangetout , although eating it with a spoon is beyond me at this point. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/436 "2021-04-16T23:10:17Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > You’re making this shit up. No one is that monstrous. Nah, some people eat worse. My father’s favorite sandwich was peanut butter, pickle and mayonase. However, there’s no way I’m following anyone on Instagram. Oh, my tuna fish salad? Half a can of tuna, a dollop of mayo and a big dollop of the hottest sauce on hand. Spread it on toasted bread. I really don’t think it needs any veggies. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/437 "2021-04-17T00:47:31Z")
Bag of chips toward the end? Just a few large pieces and a bunch of scraps. I pour in a bowl, add in a few spoonfuls of salsa, crush up and mix. This is now the dip for the next bag of chips. Some sharp food company is going to read this thread and come up with a convenience food containing canned chicken, ramen noodles, hot sauce, peanut butter, pineapple slices, and cheap shredded cheese. Not sure how they’ll include cookie dough but if there’s a demand, well? ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/438 "2021-04-17T01:16:25Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Not sure how they’ll include cookie dough but if there’s a demand, well? Lunchables ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/439 "2021-04-17T02:06:22Z")
A close relative of my favorite comfort food – cut up hotdogs added to mac n cheese, bake until the dogs are cooked. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/440 "2021-04-17T03:39:02Z")
MSG is great. I am willing to bet everyone on the SDMB knows the MSG headache is bullshit (just before writing this post I was using Lawry’s Seasoning Salt and noticed they have a prominent “No MSG” notice on the label…decades later and the MSG myth is still strong). That said it is also easy to overstate how useful it is but yeah…go for it. Good stuff. Definitely worth a place in any cupboard. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/441 "2021-04-17T13:03:17Z")
Shameful culinary practices, cat edition: I give Moki a little can of wet food in the morning. I use a spatula to decan it, and if there’s anything on the spatula, I wipe it off on her side. You want to clean yourself all day? There, I gave you something to clean. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/442 "2021-04-17T13:26:53Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > MSG is great. I am willing to bet everyone on the SDMB knows the MSG headache is bullshit (just before writing this post I was using Lawry’s Seasoning Salt and noticed they have a prominent “No MSG” notice on the label…decades later and the MSG myth is still strong). If I saw a product that advertised “Now with MORE MSG” I’d be more likely to buy it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498.md?page=23)