Do You Use A Serving Spoon?

I don`t serve a lot of shared dishes in my kitchen.When I cook the best thing that I find convenient is that everyone has his own food in their plate.Some times when you have small children thats the best solution you can do.It is not hygenic that when some one from his mouth will take food with the same utensil from that serving dish because it can cause bacteria

No I don't use a serving spoon during meals that's because there's only my husband and me. But from where I come Asian background from it's an okay thing not using serving spoon. Even during gatherings of family dinners round the table with each individuals having their own plate of rice and dishes in the middle, we still don't use serving spoons at home nor when eating outside. Nobody feels yucky - its like a normal thing. Unless someone is having coughs and colds then that person will have a special one spoon to scoop dishes to his/her plate. The spoon must not touch or go inside the mouth but only use for scooping dishes to the plate. But for soup, each of us will have a small bowl.

Hi! For me, it's not a question of bonding, but a question or issue of hygiene. The family does not have to share germs, and if we do love our family members we would understand that this is a matter of not spreading sicknesses around. Well, of course, people have different opinions about this. Some are very close to each other that they wouldn't mind drinking from each other's glass. I went to medical school, so I know that this is not advisable. So, I try to explain to very sensitive family members that this is not about being picky or being particular, it is about hygiene.

I always put a serving spoon in each dish at meal time. Even if I am the only one eating that particular item. If you use a spoon or fork that you have already put in your mouth in a serving bowl then you are getting bacteria in the dish and if you keep the leftovers the bacteria will be growing in the leftovers making them spoil quicker.

Yes, when my wife would put all of the food in the table she always put a serving Spoon she said it would be the best thing for it may keep the food clean and can be possible to used until the next day to re-heat the food.....

we barely use serving spoon. i guess none of us really feel yucky if one's spoon is used to get food again. i'm asian and friends share one glass when having a drink lol

Yes, I always use a serving spoon with my family everytime we eat dinner. I think everyone should do that

Yes,it's sanitary to use a serving spoon.We will get soup to our personal bowl to eat.Some old man have no the good custom ,we should talk to them and keep it.Hehe,don't angry with your dad.

We always have a serving spoon on every dishes that we serve in our table. I don't think it's weird, more of ethical and hygienic. Yeah, I completely understands you, it was quite a little bit gross to see them using their own spoon in getting the dishes, even though they are family members. There are instances, that someone do that unexpectedly when we are eating, sometimes, can't help myself to tell them about this but there are times as well that I can't do nothing but wince whenever they do that. Usually, the one who did this is my little nieces and nephews, some aunts or grandma.

Guess that would just depend on every family. We dont mind not having a serving spoon. Though, we do have them, but only when the viand is something liquid like soup. We also dont mind biting off a part of food that someone else has already bit from. Like a hotdog sandwich. Dad would take a bite out of mine and Id just continue eating the rest of it. Personally though, I try to avoid the situation as much as I can especially on utensils (dont mind not having a serving spoon as long as each has their own spoon and not sharing,eww). I guess most Dad's are like that. Though, what I cant take is that he uses the spoon he ate the meal with on sweets(ice cream, peanut butter, etc). I just cant permit that. I dont like the idea of finding a rice grain on my ice cream.

We usually put a serving spoon on every dish that is laid on the table. But it not so much that it is yucky when a member of the family uses the spoon being used. It is done so that if there are left overs it will not get spoiled right away. And yes, if you were wondering why, it gets spoiled because of the saliva Hahaha?

Well, it depends. Sometimes we eat with chopstick. So you only pick the stuff you want to eat with the chopstick. Sometimes we use serving spoon for food that has gravy. Its just more hygienic that way. But with guests in the house, serving spoons will be a must for all dishes.

Hmm.. I was a about to start a discussion with the same topic but since I have not outlined it yet and you beat me to it, I will answer to you than start my own. Oh well in my family we are used to using serving spoons and then I met my hubby who is only not used to using serving spoon but serving plate as well. well it was a conflict first but now he is starting to learn, after years of being together! ha ha My sister who is older than me is very keen on this, and my mother in law never used one, when they are both here, me sister will not eat with us and eat only after we are finished. and when she is at mom's how and mom had visitors who don't use serving spoons, she said it to them that they should use serving spoons, offending my mom's visitor, but it is OK to us, my sister is somewhat crazy ha ha

Oh absolutely. I agree completely. Nothing worse than that. A serving spoon is a must. Not just for big meals like holidays and stuff, but ALWAYS! :)

We use serving spoons too. I also think the same way that it is somewhat gross that you use your own spoon from your mouth to touch food that is still to be served to others. We use serving spoons also so that the food won't spoil that easily in case we don't finish it.

hey, well, we use to have serving spoons... as we cannot use our own spoons for adding... such an attitude differs from one culture to another... Smiley,