Page 16 | Would you be grossed out by homemade baked good in care package?

BusyTraybake · 2025-03-07T15:35:54+00:00

I am helping my sister put together care packages for her wedding. She is paying for the wedding party to stay in a posh hotel for a few nights. We are going to leave little care packages on the bed. I have an exceptional brownie recipe and was going to leave a trio of favours in the box. But sister’s SIL says she would never eat a homemade treat due to hygiene reasons. obviously I will be clinically clean and wil even wear a hair net as I couldn’t think of anything worse than someone finding a hair. Who is being weird?

Drbrowns · 07/03/2025 17:50

Sleepygrumpyandnothappy · 07/03/2025 15:44

The sister’s SIL must be a mumsnetter. It didn’t even occur to me that people felt like this about home cooking until I read it on here.

This

user2848502016 · 07/03/2025 17:49

I probably wouldn't eat them if I didn't know the baker sorry!

Zone2NorthLondon · 07/03/2025 17:49

In fairness MN is not representative of real life. MN posters articulate ticks, quirks,and revulsion not seen in RL but evident on mn in what they will or won’t do .Such as declining home made cake. Such as believing commercial made cake = quality

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 07/03/2025 17:49

I'd eat them.

Buttonless · 07/03/2025 17:49

I would eat it. Better a good home bake any day.

Weepixie · 07/03/2025 17:47

Yes. I’d eat them.

MajorCarolDanvers · 07/03/2025 17:46

I think it’s a lovely idea but as you can see lots of people are weird about it.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 07/03/2025 17:46

Every time you touch a doorhandle you are encountering that ick factor. How often do you fall ill as a result? If our immune systems were that fragile, the human race would have died out long ago.

Boomer55 · 07/03/2025 17:46

Not sure why wedding guests would need a care package. 🤷‍♀️. If I knew the cook well, I’d probably eat it - other than that, no chance.

TheMorels · 07/03/2025 17:45

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 07/03/2025 17:43

Nobody's answered this yet, unless I've missed it. What is the risk people think they are taking by eating home-baked cake? What hygiene problem might you have from eating something made from fat, sugar, eggs, flour and flavourings that's been baked in a hot oven for long enough to kill off all sorts of germs and cook the egg through?

It wouldn’t occur to me that it might make anyone sick, it’s just the ick factor. Less than clean kitchen, less than clean hands etc.

SnoozingFox · 07/03/2025 17:45

I see the eewwww germs people are out in force.

And the deluded people who think that commercial kitchens are sterile, or they are going to catch the lurgy from a brownie. In real life I have only ever come across one (odd) person who turned her nose up at anything home made, most people appreciate that home made is normally way superior to shop bought.

Zone2NorthLondon · 07/03/2025 17:44

DoYouReally · 07/03/2025 17:42

I think it's a lovely idea and will be appreciated by many (if not all).

However, I am a level of reckless that MN will never understand - eat homemade goods, answer the door to unexpected callers, I like an ensuite and a toilet brush!!!
It's a dangerous life but I love the adrenaline rush from living life on the edge. 😁

You’re a reckless rebel. Starts with toilet brush ends with a dish towel. You reprobate

biscuitsandbooks · 07/03/2025 17:44

No, I wouldn't eat it as I'm autistic and really funny with unfamiliar foods and textures. I have my "safe foods" and struggle to deviate. I think it's a lovely idea though and DH would happily eat my share

TheMorels · 07/03/2025 17:43

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 07/03/2025 17:42

A care package for wedding guests?! Why do they need care? No I wouldn't eat them.

Yes, it sounds a bit like they’re going into a convalescent home or off to Mallory Towers 😂

Redpeach · 07/03/2025 17:43

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 07/03/2025 17:43

Nobody's answered this yet, unless I've missed it. What is the risk people think they are taking by eating home-baked cake? What hygiene problem might you have from eating something made from fat, sugar, eggs, flour and flavourings that's been baked in a hot oven for long enough to kill off all sorts of germs and cook the egg through?

I agree, its crazy

Idontjetwashthefucker · 07/03/2025 17:43

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 07/03/2025 17:42

A care package for wedding guests?! Why do they need care? No I wouldn't eat them.

OP has acknowledged the care package comment at least twice.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 07/03/2025 17:43

Nobody's answered this yet, unless I've missed it. What is the risk people think they are taking by eating home-baked cake? What hygiene problem might you have from eating something made from fat, sugar, eggs, flour and flavourings that's been baked in a hot oven for long enough to kill off all sorts of germs and cook the egg through?

petermaddog · 07/03/2025 17:42

do they go to stores for food let them see the back rooms and kitchens
i think it is wonderful thing to do

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 07/03/2025 17:42

A care package for wedding guests?! Why do they need care? No I wouldn't eat them.

DoYouReally · 07/03/2025 17:42

I think it's a lovely idea and will be appreciated by many (if not all).

However, I am a level of reckless that MN will never understand - eat homemade goods, answer the door to unexpected callers, I like an ensuite and a toilet brush!!!
It's a dangerous life but I love the adrenaline rush from living life on the edge. 😁

fruitbrewhaha · 07/03/2025 17:42

I would eat a homemade brownie but not on a wedding day. There’s already mountains of food at weddings. It all seems a bit over the top. Why do they need a ‘care package’?

TheMorels · 07/03/2025 17:40

BusyTraybake · 07/03/2025 17:38

Have we not all seen those horror news stories where things like dead mice will be found in supermarket sandwiches? I wonder how many people on this thread wouldn’t eat my brownies but would have no problem with a Sainsbury’s prawn mayo

I think that’s the extreme exception.

I don’t eat cakes, but I’d have far more confidence buying a cake from a bakery or a supermarket than chancing something homemade by someone I don’t know.

melonalone · 07/03/2025 17:40

BusyTraybake · 07/03/2025 17:15

Ingredients
3/4 cup salted butter, cubed 170 grams before browning, 140 grams after
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, choppedChocolate chips work, too
1/4 cup vegetable oil 56 mL
3/4 cup cocoa powder 63 grams
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar 158 grams
1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar 174 grams
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour 65 grams
pinch of espresso powder optional
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips You can omit this in a pinch, but it does create delightful pockets of melted chocolate in each brownie!

Prep: Preheat your oven to 350℉. Spray an8×8 metal pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper (this makes for easy removal & slicing later).
Note: A 9×9 pan is fine, too. Start with about 6-7 minutes less bake time as the layer of brownie will be thinner.
Brown the Butter: Add cubed butter to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Melt the butter, stirring occasionally. Once it's melted, turn the heat to medium-low, and continue cooking the butter, stirring frequently. The butter will get foamy and bubbly, then turn a deep golden shade with a nutty, caramely aroma. (This will take about 3-6 minutes once the butter has melted.)
Once the butter is browned, stir in your semi-sweet chocolate until completely melted, then whisk in the vegetable oil and cocoa powder. Set aside to cool slightly.
Make the Brownie Batter: In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, egg yolk, and granulated sugar. Whisk for about 1-2 minutes, until the sugar is fully dissolved. (Feel the mixture between your fingers – if it's completely smooth, you're good! If you feel sugar granules, keep whisking.) Next, whisk in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Then, check that the chocolate mixture is no longer piping hot (it will be quite warm, though), and whisk it into the bowl of eggs/sugar/. Fold in the flour & espresso powder, then the chocolate chips. The brownie batter won't be very thick.
Bake: Pour the batter into your prepared pan, and bake for 29 to 32 minutes. The center will have the slightest wobble when you move the pan, and the outer edges will appear set.

I know it’s hard but leave the brownies overnight. They really do taste so much better the next day. Add hazelnut cream and broken up kinder bueno or Ferrero Rochers for even more decadence

Hi OP, make sure to include an ingredient list with the gifts, especially because of the hazelnuts - just in case there are any allergy sufferers!

Zone2NorthLondon · 07/03/2025 17:40

BusyTraybake · 07/03/2025 17:38

Have we not all seen those horror news stories where things like dead mice will be found in supermarket sandwiches? I wonder how many people on this thread wouldn’t eat my brownies but would have no problem with a Sainsbury’s prawn mayo

Exactly. There are multiple times commercial food prep premises have been revealed to be minging. Shop bough doesn’t = quality

Gwenhwyfar · 07/03/2025 17:39

DappledThings · 07/03/2025 15:42

I wouldn't think twice before eating it. Never known anyone get ill from cake or seen anything other than homemade cake brought into the office/church/someone's house anything other than devoured pretty quickly. Most people don't have these hang-ups.

Yes, I've only seen it on MN.