Now, my co-workers find that somewhat abstract and have never even heard of a chilled salat fork before. My questions are, am I working with a bunch of plebs? Am I too prissy? What's your take on the chilled salad fork?
So I tend to bring my own lunch to work which usually consists of a balanced, warm main dish and a salad. I eat the main meal first and then proceed to the salad. Normally, I bring 2 forks (one for the main meal and one for the salad). I keep the fork for the salad in the fridge, so it's nice and chilled when I use it.
Freak
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Weird.
Slow day at the office, huh?
The fork or the co-workers?
Plebs, eh? Haven't heard that term for a while.
I must be one though, as I kinda don't get the point of chilling your fork if you're going to warm it by holding it and sticking it in your mouth anyhow.
On the other hand, if I've got the warm part of my lunch and the cold part in separate sacks, usually I'll have the fork (or spoon) for cold part in the sack with that, so mine would be chilled anyhow. My purpose behind that though is to keep my utensil clean (ziploc with salad or yogurt container AND utensil all together) rather than any intentional effort of having said utensil chilled.
I suppose they cannot see the advantage of having a chilled salad fork that remains chilled for maybe two bites of the salad before it ramps up to 98.6 degrees F. or so after being in your hand and your mouth.
To be honest, I don't quite get it either.
Do you make the effort to heat the fork for the main dish before you use it as well?
That is quite strange. Why do you want your salad or salad fork chilled? Most salad is best served at room temperature, although if you keep it in the fridge for food hygiene reasons it is unfortunately cold for consumption. And it doubles the washing up to use two.
Did you just call me fork?
So you do eat with tempered utensils then.
If I chilled my fork, I would have to eat with oven mitts on, in order to not warm it up with my natural hotness.
Shhhhhh.........The boss thinks he`s working .... (intelligent expression alternating with slight frowns, nods)
While the fridge is coooling his FORK!
Well, I guess putting it in the fridge is better than dangling it out the office window on a piece of string (in winter). Is the fridge used mainly for summertime?
Hey, you really must put your fork for eating the hot food in the microwave oven to heat it, and then come back here and tell ..... oh no, you wont, hey?... because you KNOW what will happen, don`t you?
Prissy isn't the word.
Mr. Monk comes to mind.
I see where this is going.
Fork rying out loud!
Oh the dilemmas of a busy Mod....
Edit: Oh yeah, oddball. Forgot that bit.
Where you expecting another direction?
Just out of interest here, please, tell how long does it take to retrieve the fork from fridge and begin eating?
Are you sitting near the fridge? Or do you have to walk the fork to another room?
Is it a metal or plastic fork? .... or some special sort that retains it`s coldness despite contact with mouth?
What is your usual reaction should someone want to discuss something while you are en route to salad with cold fork?
Well, to be fair...you started it.
I agree with others that it's a bit weird and that salad has better taste at room temperature. But...so what? Unless your fork is taking up a disproportionate amount of space who cares.
If you continue to get strange looks and comments, tell them that you chill the fork to throw off the medical examiners when you stab people. Or something.
Or Sheldon Cooper..
....tell your colleagues to update this thread Annoying Office Behaviour