My mother inlaw baked a Smithfield ham and had never soaked it. Beef jerky could have been more easily consumed.

There is so much that goes on "behind the scenes" and I am one who actually would rather cook all day and eat at home rather than eat out.

BTW - did anyone ever see those hidden camera shows and what employees did to food items in restaurants and stores -

I can't watch those anymore - I don't even want to hear about them.

My father in law and mother in law love those cooking bags for baking turkeys. I have yet to try one baked in those bags that is not dry. Anyone else use them? Im sure my inlaws are way over cooking them.

Yes Mama Mangia, I saw those shows, even now when I go out to dinner I am told try and do not complain a lot for the cook to re-do your food because they will get mad and do something terrible to your food. What bothers me though are the people that make sandwiches or prepare food then take your money and go back to preparing your food without washing their hands or putting gloves on, this happens a lot especially in pizza restaurants and corner deli's

talking about gloves - they wear gloves to protect themselves!

they wear gloves, scrath their heads with them on, take your money and give change, scratch other body parts (use your imagination) and I have seen them go in and out of the bathrooms and still have their gloves on - even if they were cleaning the bathrooms they need to change the gloves

just use your imagination

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