https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 21:54:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-811175 Mon, 27 May 2013 12:39:29 +0000 Freckles 811175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same spoon, but rinsed off. Unless the food is boiling, i'd rather not have saliva start the digestive process. Doesn't saliva promote bacterial growth? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-811117 Mon, 27 May 2013 11:45:34 +0000 daniellemybelle 811117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's just us, I do, but if we are cooking for guests, I use the other end of the spoon (like the handle side) and only taste once. I saw it on Food Network once! It saves dishes, which I absolutely hate. If I need to taste more than once, I will use a plastic utensil! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-810867 Mon, 27 May 2013 08:47:30 +0000 MediaNaranja 810867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I don't bother with that kind of stuff. We rarely have company anyways so it is the kind of thing that doesn't even cross my radar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-810861 Mon, 27 May 2013 08:40:38 +0000 travelingnanny 810861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always use the same spoon. I also occasionally share utensils with the baby. Meaning, I will offer something off my plate if she wants it and it gets her to try something new. Her parents are all about building a strong immune system, so bring on the germs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-810732 Mon, 27 May 2013 04:30:25 +0000 Penny Lane 810732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah, I do. but I only taste once, MAYBE twice, right at the end of cooking. </p> <p>I also suck on LOs dummy before I give it back to him after he drops it on the ground, so I'm not sure how much weight my opinion has ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-810730 Mon, 27 May 2013 04:26:49 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 810730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only if I am cooking for DH and myself. Otherwise I use different spoons each time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-810712 Mon, 27 May 2013 02:52:02 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 810712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the same spoon. My parents always did and they kissed us on the mouths. No cavities for any of us until our adult years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-810673 Mon, 27 May 2013 00:52:07 +0000 squid 810673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another "if it's just the two of us" then I use the same spoon. If I'm cooking for anyone else, I have a dedicated set of tasting spoons. I never taste from cooking spoons even if it's just the two of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796835 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:26:37 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 796835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm just cooking for me and my husband, I use the same spoon. If we have guests, I try to get a clean spoon but it doesn't always happen. If I'm sick, my husband does the tasting. Don't want to spread the sticky germs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796607 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:56:45 +0000 MsLipGloss 796607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just for DH and I? Yep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796605 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:37 +0000 Maysprout 796605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same spoon. Never had a cavity *knock on wood* and even if I did, heat kills bacteria. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796436 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:48 +0000 mrbee 796436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: i don't kiss kids on the lips for that reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796414 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:07:50 +0000 Andrea 796414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never taste! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796408 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:55:15 +0000 Rubies 796408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the same spoon. I'll give it a quick rinse if my mouth totally covered the entire spoon, but usually I just do a tiny siiiip on the edge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796334 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:38 +0000 Ra 796334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same spoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796307 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:36 +0000 Mrs. Twine 796307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee; from what I've heard, it might be a slightly lost cause.<br /> ;) See: <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35989527/ns/health-oral_health/t/moms-kiss-can-spread-cavities-baby/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35989527/ns/health-oral_health/t/moms-kiss-can-spread-cavities-baby/</a> (and there are also several other sources). It is typically the s. mutans bacteria that colonize and can cause caries. I was trying to research a "kill" temperature, and was so far only able to locate abstracts referring to the temperatures conducive to its reproduction (a fairly narrow range, interestingly enough). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796286 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:29:11 +0000 Mrs. Bee 796286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: i use a new spoon, or i wash the spoon i'm using for the reason stated above! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796282 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:36 +0000 Mrs. Bee 796282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: we have a lot of bacteria in our mouths that we can pass on to their mouths and cause cavities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796249 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:07 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 796249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the same spoon unless we're having people over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796248 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:13 +0000 Alivoo01 796248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tysonja: I don't taste my food either! Hubby thinks I'm crazy. haha! But on the rare occasion that I do, I use the same spoon and use it to eat with later also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796247 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:10:06 +0000 MrsBrewer 796247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why aren't you supposed to share utensils with you children?</p> <p>I always reuse the spoon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796244 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:40 +0000 BoogieBea 796244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends. If I have time and know i'll be tasting some more, then I'll rinse. But I mostly pull out a new spoon. Luckily, we have an obscene amount of spoons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796242 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:23 +0000 IRunForFun 796242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the same spoon if it's just me and SO, but if I'm cooking for other people, I'll wash the spoon after tasting or get a new one. SO and I will use the same spoon to taste stuff, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796241 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:16 +0000 fancyfunction 796241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wash it in between. Especially if I'm cooking something like chicken - I'll turn over the rawish chicken, then wash the fork and get a new one for when it's cooked through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796234 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:54 +0000 Boheme 796234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If its just DH and I, I use the same spoon. If I'm cooking for other people, I switch it out. I don't feel qualified to comment on this thread though, because I posted one last night about how my dog licked our spaghetti sauce and DH wanted to save it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796232 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:30 +0000 mrsjazz 796232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the same spoon, I've always just rinsed it after I taste. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796229 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:55 +0000 tysonja 796229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i know this sounds crazy, but i usually don't taste while i cook..... sometimes i'll take one taste near the end of cooking to check for saltiness, but then i just use the spoon i'm going to eat with later and just use it once. </p> <p>i've definitely had the problem of over or under seasoning my food from time to time!!!</p> <p>ummm i've also been known to just stick my pinky into the food to taste :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796226 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:01 +0000 Foodnerd81 796226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's just for DH and me, yes, I do. If I'm cooking for other people I try to be more careful, but... if it's still cooking and killing germs I might not be THAT careful.</p> <p>So you change spoons every time even when it's still cooking (like, if you were cooking broth or soup that would simmer a while longer) when it's just for you and the kids? Why is it such a problem?</p> <p>(No LO yet and I really am curious!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796222 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:59 +0000 Mrsbells 796222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the same spoon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-the-same-spoon-to-taste-food-while-youre-cooking-over-and-over#post-796216 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:04 +0000 SugarplumsMom 796216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use different spoons. We have tiny espresso spoons that I use for tasting which doesn't take up much room in the dishwasher. </p>