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I don’t eat most food at my in-laws when we are not in a pandemic. No, the garage isn’t cold enough to safely store your egg salad, no you shouldn’t leave the food out all day long, covered with a table cloth....

If I recall, thanksgiving is the number one day for food poisoning.
So then you normally always follow the current CDC guidance and take your own food to eat to your in-laws for Thanksgiving I take it ?
 

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So then you normally always follow the current CDC guidance and take your own food to eat to your in-laws for Thanksgiving I take it ?
I don’t eat the majority of the food. Only what we bring, so, the current guidelines is and has been our normal :).

If we have to go this year, I certainly will use that as an excuse to bring a lot more of my own food :). It will be nice to not be hungry on thanksgiving.
 
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I don’t eat the majority of the food. Only what we bring, so, the current guidelines is and has been our normal :).

If we have to go this year, I certainly will use that as an excuse to bring a lot more of my own food :). It will be nice to no be hungry on thanksgiving.
But I'm not really concerned about your mother-in-laws cooking. I'm just pointing out the ridiculous guidance that it's OK to eat food picked up or eaten at a restaurant, but it's not OK to eat food cooked at someone's house. Seems about as stupid as anything they have yet published and the bad news is that some governors are dumb enough to repeat it.
 

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In all fairness, people who work in restaurants are trained in safe food handling, grandma may be good at that... or not.

Trained and practicing are two different things. I worked HVAC and did some work for food places and you wouldn't want to eat there if you ever went back in the kitchen.
 

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All the food place I worked at were all sticklers for food safety. A number are not, usually mom and pop shops. look at the safety records.
 

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I think I'll just go hunting Thanksgiving morning, like always. Probably drive to OKC to eat some Indian food at a restaurant later in the day. I'm pretty sure the chef doesn't wear gloves or wash his hands. Weeds out the weak patrons right quick.
Indian food in okc, you are a glutton for punishment. Sheesh mahal (sp) is decent, the rest are horrible.
 

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But I'm not really concerned about your mother-in-laws cooking. I'm just pointing out the ridiculous guidance that it's OK to eat food picked up or eaten at a restaurant, but it's not OK to eat food cooked at someone's house. Seems about as stupid as anything they have yet published and the bad news is that some governors are dumb enough to repeat it.

I can see how it would cut down on some cross contamination issues. We will most likely be at home for the first time ever. That’s really the only “safe” way. Granted most people here think COVID isn’t a bid deal or it’s a hoax. So, best of luck to you all no matter what you decide to do or not do.
 

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