So today I’m reading the paper (the real paper made with newsprint that stains your fingers; yes, I am old school, deal with it) and I read something that just makes me understand Darwinism. Did you know that the USDA actually has a recommendation that you NOT thaw food in—and I quote—the dishwasher, the car or your yard.
Hello. What idiot thaws a chicken in the rinse cycle? Are they the same idiots that believe that they and only they understand wild mushrooms enough to hunt for them and then later their entire family goes into kidney failure? On the other hand, maybe they’re serving chicken and mushrooms, I don’t know. Yum salmonella and kidney failure, all on the same plate.
And who thaws food in their car? For pete’s sake, have they not heard the media screaming about how you shouldn’t leave your kids or animal in a parked car and yet they think it’s okay to leave tonight’s tri-tip in there to thaw out? I swear, people no longer think. These people are exactly why a cup of coffee from your local drive-thru has a warning label that says "hot."
As for the yard, please. There are animals in your backyard. I don’t care where you live. When Harry and I lived in the heart of a large city, our dogs routinely killed possum that wandered into the yard. And where we live now, we are plagued by wild turkeys that poop where they eat. And they eat in my backyard. It’s not pleasant. So there’s no way the beef ribs are defrosting back there.
So there you have them. Today’s things that make me go “WTF.” Feel free to go about your normal lives now ;) Just don't ask me over for dinner if you are serving chicken and mushrooms.