While watching "Barefoot Contessa"...

Of course she's unsanitary! She's Barefoot. The title gives it away.

The show is meant to be ironic, a sort of dieting aid. No one would
confuse it for a real cooking show.

Greg Zywicki

Pinky Pinkerton said:

Why does this woman sniff every other ingredient while she cooks? That
looks unsanitary!

What's the matter with sniffing the ingredients? It's not like she is
blowing her nose on the food. Smell is an important component of a good
meal and it can give you an indication of the taste you can expect,
especially when using herbs and spices.

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Why does this woman sniff every other ingredient while she cooks? That
looks unsanitary!

Sometimes you just can't win. Most of the posts not dealing with her weight
are critical of how clean and barren her kitchen appears. Now you think she
is unsanitary. I wonder if there is some subconscious prejudice being
expressed. After all, aren't all fat people lazy, stupid, and dirty? Maybe
that's why her impeccably clean kitchen grabs people's attention. It causes
some cognitive dissonance between what they see and what they want to
believe.

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Why does this woman sniff every other ingredient while she cooks?
That looks unsanitary!

Sometimes you just can't win. Most of the posts not dealing with her
weight are critical of how clean and barren her kitchen appears. Now
you think she is unsanitary. I wonder if there is some subconscious
prejudice being expressed. After all, aren't all fat people lazy,
stupid, and dirty? Maybe that's why her impeccably clean kitchen
grabs people's attention. It causes some cognitive dissonance between
what they see and what they want to believe.

Her impeccably clean kitchen is most likely cleaned by staff between
segements of the show while taping. Sniffing food, herbs, spices etc. is

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integral part of cooking and I can not see where that could be interpreted
as unsanitary. BTW, weight does not define a person.

I agree, but that is the only reason I can think of why people are so upset
because her place is clean.

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I agree, but that is the only reason I can think of why people are so
upset
because her place is clean.

I sure hope you don't include me in that group, I'm not even remotely
upset. Why would I be? I'm not eating it. My point was that I sniff
stuff without sticking my nose right on it. I have a terrible sense of
smell and even I can smell stuff without putting it right up against my
nose. That's all. No upset.

nancy

My guess it's the way she does it. Looking down, making this big
theatrical
sniff, grinning like a jack-o-lantern on X, and then rapturing over how
wonderful
some inane thing like salt or chile powder is.

She's so extremely irritating. Which is why, yes, I do change the
chanel.

Greg Zywicki

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I agree, but that is the only reason I can think of why people are so
upset
because her place is clean.

I sure hope you don't include me in that group, I'm not even remotely
upset. Why would I be? I'm not eating it. My point was that I sniff
stuff without sticking my nose right on it. I have a terrible sense of
smell and even I can smell stuff without putting it right up against my
nose. That's all. No upset.

Have you lamented that her kitchen is too clean?

You are correct, Greg. It's the way she inhales the stuff that is a turn
off.

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My guess it's the way she does it. Looking down, making this big
theatrical
sniff, grinning like a jack-o-lantern on X, and then rapturing over how
wonderful
some inane thing like salt or chile powder is.

She's so extremely irritating. Which is why, yes, I do change the
chanel.

Greg Zywicki

Vox Humana said:

Nancy Young said:

I sure hope you don't include me in that group, I'm not even remotely
upset. Why would I be? I'm not eating it. My point was that I sniff
stuff without sticking my nose right on it. I have a terrible sense of
smell and even I can smell stuff without putting it right up against my
nose. That's all. No upset.

Have you lamented that her kitchen is too clean?

No, I have. And I don't criticize her pristine surfaces because I'm
distrustful of her cleanliness. I find them suspect because just like her
flour container that's across the room from her work area, it is evidence
that she doesn't cook as she wants us to believe. The layout of that huge
kitchen is awkward, her fridge is full of the toniest hooch and just a
little food(sometimes I think the poor dear needs an intervention), she
slops dripping utensils around and flings ALL of her garbage heedlessly into
the sink. These are the marks of *someone who cooks,* not of a cook.

Yes, I'm the one who calls her a fake.

<she's the self-avowed party princess, caterer and cook... who I noticed
didn't know how to get the paddle connected to her KA... she folds a mean
napkin, though >

Personally, I just love to smell and savor the ingredients as I cook. Just
yesterday, roasting a pork shoulder, I was in fresh marjoram heaven.

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No, I have. And I don't criticize her pristine surfaces because I'm
distrustful of her cleanliness. I find them suspect because just like her
flour container that's across the room from her work area, it is evidence
that she doesn't cook as she wants us to believe. The layout of that huge
kitchen is awkward, her fridge is full of the toniest hooch and just a
little food(sometimes I think the poor dear needs an intervention), she
slops dripping utensils around and flings ALL of her garbage heedlessly

into

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the sink. These are the marks of *someone who cooks,* not of a cook.

Except for the fact that my kitchen isn't large and I don't keep liquor in
the fridge, you could be talking about me. I have an awkwardly designed
kitchen. I keep the flour in my pantry which technically is across the hall
from the kitchen. I also sling garbage into the sink with abandon in
anticipation of sending it down the disposal.

Vox Humana said:

Except for the fact that my kitchen isn't large and I don't keep liquor in
the fridge, you could be talking about me. I have an awkwardly designed
kitchen. I keep the flour in my pantry which technically is across the hall
from the kitchen. I also sling garbage into the sink with abandon in
anticipation of sending it down the disposal.

I can't complain too much about the layout of my kitchen. I could do with more
counter space, but that's because the counter I have is cluttered and the truth
of the matter is that if I had more counter space there would be more clutter. I
tend to toss all the bits of garbage into the sink too. I drives my wife nuts. I
have a garbage bag under the sink and a compost bucket on the counter. I just
find it a heck of a lot easier to toss everything into the sink as I go and then
deal with it later. I have to admit that I have some degree of admiration for
those who can cook and clean as they go along. I am working on it.

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Vox Humana said:

Except for the fact that my kitchen isn't large and I don't keep liquor

in

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the fridge, you could be talking about me. I have an awkwardly designed
kitchen. I keep the flour in my pantry which technically is across the

hall

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from the kitchen. I also sling garbage into the sink with abandon in
anticipation of sending it down the disposal.

I can't complain too much about the layout of my kitchen. I could do with

more

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counter space, but that's because the counter I have is cluttered and the

truth

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of the matter is that if I had more counter space there would be more

clutter. I

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tend to toss all the bits of garbage into the sink too. I drives my wife

nuts. I

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have a garbage bag under the sink and a compost bucket on the counter. I

just

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find it a heck of a lot easier to toss everything into the sink as I go

and then

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deal with it later. I have to admit that I have some degree of admiration

for

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those who can cook and clean as they go along. I am working on it.

Part of my clean-as-you-cook strategy is to toss everything into the sink.
I tried tossing everything into the trash compactor, but leaving the draw
open is too inconvenient in a small kitchen.

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I agree, but that is the only reason I can think of why people are so
upset
because her place is clean.

I sure hope you don't include me in that group, I'm not even remotely
upset. Why would I be? I'm not eating it. My point was that I sniff
stuff without sticking my nose right on it. I have a terrible sense of
smell and even I can smell stuff without putting it right up against my
nose. That's all. No upset.

Have you lamented that her kitchen is too clean?

? Not me. I only responded to the sniffing thing. I must have missed
something.

nancy

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> I agree, but that is the only reason I can think of why people are so
> upset
> because her place is clean.

I sure hope you don't include me in that group, I'm not even remotely
upset. Why would I be? I'm not eating it. My point was that I sniff
stuff without sticking my nose right on it. I have a terrible sense of
smell and even I can smell stuff without putting it right up against my
nose. That's all. No upset.

Have you lamented that her kitchen is too clean?

? Not me. I only responded to the sniffing thing. I must have missed
something.

I guess I'm confused. Your first post to show up on my news reader was the
one addressed to me. I didn't have you in mind because I hadn't seen your
posts on the subject. Do you post under another name? Maybe my newsserver
dropped one of your messages.

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Why does this woman sniff every other ingredient while she cooks? That
looks unsanitary!

Sometimes you just can't win. Most of the posts not dealing with her weight
are critical of how clean and barren her kitchen appears. Now you think she
is unsanitary. I wonder if there is some subconscious prejudice being
expressed. After all, aren't all fat people lazy, stupid, and dirty? Maybe
that's why her impeccably clean kitchen grabs people's attention. It causes
some cognitive dissonance between what they see and what they want to
believe.

Interesting observation, Vox.

Heavy she is, but she also has a lovely face. And that voice! D
wants Ina Garten to record the greeting on our answering machine.

OBFood: I'm going to eat out tonight. Happy Valentine's Day, all.

modom

Only superficial people don't judge by appearances.
-- Oscar Wilde

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Have you lamented that her kitchen is too clean?

? Not me. I only responded to the sniffing thing. I must have missed
something.

I guess I'm confused. Your first post to show up on my news reader was
the
one addressed to me. I didn't have you in mind because I hadn't seen your
posts on the subject. Do you post under another name? Maybe my
newsserver
dropped one of your messages.

Yeah, I only post under one name. Sorry for the confusion. I didn't say
anything
about the kitchen, all tv kitchens are clean. Wish they'd come to my house.

(smile) nancy

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> Have you lamented that her kitchen is too clean?

? Not me. I only responded to the sniffing thing. I must have missed
something.

I guess I'm confused. Your first post to show up on my news reader was
the
one addressed to me. I didn't have you in mind because I hadn't seen

your

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posts on the subject. Do you post under another name? Maybe my
newsserver
dropped one of your messages.

Yeah, I only post under one name. Sorry for the confusion. I didn't say
anything
about the kitchen, all tv kitchens are clean. Wish they'd come to my

house.

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It would be interesting to hear what people would say if any of us were on
TV.

Vox Humana said:

Except for the fact that my kitchen isn't large and I don't keep liquor in
the fridge, you could be talking about me. I have an awkwardly designed
kitchen. I keep the flour in my pantry which technically is across the

hall

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from the kitchen. I also sling garbage into the sink with abandon in
anticipation of sending it down the disposal.

I understand being stuck with the kitchens we have -- I'm in that position
myself. But the BF Contessa is not in that position. She can afford whatever
kitchen she wants, and still "her kitchen" is laid out and stocked and
furnished in a nonsensical fashion considering the credentials she claims.

Again, I maintain that she does not cook. She appears to cook, or seems to
cook and really really wants people to believe that she cooks, but she does
not cook. No one who truly cooks or has cooked for a living would put up
with that "kitchen" of hers.

Further, she slings *everything* into the sink. Not everything can go down
the disposal, but that doesn't seem to bother her (I give greater credence
to Rachael Ray's garbage bowl). And the masses of slop and dripping goo she
blithely slaps down onto her counters and surfaces... the BF Contessa
doesn't clean up after herself, ever. Again, she is someone who doesn't have
to. She would never cut it as a *cook*.

<however, and quite sadly, the appearance of something is confimation enough
that the thing that appears to be, is.>

Zywicki said:

She's so extremely irritating. Which is why, yes, I do change the
chanel.

That's your right, however I think she's less annoying than
that skinny Italian female talking head who pretends to like
food.

sf