Thursday, May 09, 2013

The Church Kitchen Manifesto

The town insists, wisely I'm certain, that people who use church kitchens must be certified. I expect that the edict refers to any kitchen that is used to prepare food for a number of people.

Restaurants fall under a different set of instructions. And, of course, I want to think that their kitchens reflect the highest standards of hygiene and all employees observe the most stringent of care with their personal cleanliness.

Today I received an email with four attachments outlining how to properly observe the rules for the church kitchen. By the time I read the first three attachments I knew that I didn't care a whit about ever eating anything made in the kitchen if it meant learning how to follow the thirteen instructions for using the dishwasher.

Words in RED  highlighted salient points. If you bring a dish from home and take home your platter the rules differ. No one cares if you use bleach to wash down counters at home or simply pour dish detergent into the detergent cup—whittling down the must do list from thirteen to two or three.

In order to obtain a release from ever following any of these rules I'm going to abstain from drinking coffee, eating anything on a platter that needs washing, and ever using any utensil.

When I hear the call for volunteers I'll select anything that does not include following thirteen rules for the use of the kitchen dishwasher.

No doubt the people who created these lists want to prevent food poisoning —
And, of course, we don't want to use plastic because of the environment—

I salute all those all over the country who are washing down the counters with a bleach/water solution, who are assiduously following all the instructions, and who nourish the congregants with delectable food.







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