Hand Washing vs. Gloves: Best Practices for Interactive Shows

[melaniepc]

for those of you who do "interactive" shows, do you have your guests wash their hands or do you have gloves?

 

[Chefgirl2]

I have the hostess give them a choice to either wash their hands using my sudspump filled with our soap (then rinse) or put on put on a pair of gloves. Most choose to wash their hands.

 

[cathyskitchen]

Wash hands. No one ever wants to use gloves. I do let them know that I have them, but I have only ever used them for handling jalapeno peppers.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Having been a nurse in my past life I say wash hands even if using gloves.

 

[babywings76]

I have them wash hands. I personally hate to use gloves because I can't feel the food and things right. It's a sensory thing for me. If I "had" to, I would. But I just make sure everyone washes their hands, myself included, right there where everyone else can see. That way everyone feels comfortable knowing everyone else did it.

 

[DebbieJ]

Wash hands. No one ever wants to use gloves. I do let them know that I have them, but I have only ever used them for handling jalapeno peppers.

what she said.

 

[missmindym]

After my last experience with jalepeno's, I will never do peppers/onions without gloves again! But, I prefer my guests just wash their hands and I also have hand sanitizer.

 

[PChefPEI]

Wash hands for me too.

 

[pampered.chris]

After my last experience with jalepeno's, I will never do peppers/onions without gloves again! But, I prefer my guests just wash their hands and I also have hand sanitizer.

I keep my hand sanitizer in my tool turn about so that it is always right there ready to use. I will use it myself about 5 times during the demo.

 

[floccies]

My family toured a cheese factory once, a few years ago. The workers put their hands into the vat for part of the process. They did not wear gloves. They told those of us on the tour that there was less bacteria on washed hands than there was on gloves.

 

[merego]

Wash hands. I have tiny hands and can't find gloves that fit me .
Never had a complaint.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I give them a choice. Some wash hands, and some use gloves.

I wash my hands, and use gloves when I am working with meat of any kind.