The logic behind this practice is kind of like keeping one hand dry and clean while dredging chicken prior to frying said chicken. When practiced correctly, the gummy batter--mess is contained and minimized.
Drive-thru Guy took my germy money, entered my order onto the germy cash register keys, and returned my germy change to me--all correctly with his ungloved, bare-nekkid hand.
In chicken dredging, the gloved hand would be the dry hand dipping the chicken into the dry seasonings and coating. The bare nekkid hand would be the gummed-up hand dipping the chicken into the egg, buttermilk, or wet batter.
In chicken dredging, the gloved hand would be the dry hand dipping the chicken into the dry seasonings and coating. The bare nekkid hand would be the gummed-up hand dipping the chicken into the egg, buttermilk, or wet batter.
So far his bare-nekkid technique was spot on.
He then proceeded to hand my drink and food order to me--using--you guessed it--his ungloved hand!
Obviously he has never dredged chicken.
I really wanted to educate him on the purpose of the gloved hand--hint, it will not make the wearer "MJ" cool--but I didn't have the time I knew it would take.
Besides, most people use gloves incorrectly anyway during this Age of Covid.
In order to be effective, gloves must be removed and replenished with clean gloves after each and every contact with potential contaminants. And your hands still have to be washed with soap and water (or a 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizer in the absence of availability of soap and water). During the Age of Covid, to use gloves in any other way renders them useless--and in fact, increases the probability that germs will be spread.
Moral of the story: Bathe your hands after each potential contamination, and use your gloves correctly--or allow your hands to be frequently bathed as they run free and bare-nekkid.
He then proceeded to hand my drink and food order to me--using--you guessed it--his ungloved hand!
Obviously he has never dredged chicken.
I really wanted to educate him on the purpose of the gloved hand--hint, it will not make the wearer "MJ" cool--but I didn't have the time I knew it would take.
Besides, most people use gloves incorrectly anyway during this Age of Covid.
In order to be effective, gloves must be removed and replenished with clean gloves after each and every contact with potential contaminants. And your hands still have to be washed with soap and water (or a 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizer in the absence of availability of soap and water). During the Age of Covid, to use gloves in any other way renders them useless--and in fact, increases the probability that germs will be spread.
Moral of the story: Bathe your hands after each potential contamination, and use your gloves correctly--or allow your hands to be frequently bathed as they run free and bare-nekkid.
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