Cook smoking at takeaway?

[girlfriend44]

The person who owns and runs a takeaway near me is always smoking!
He smokes outside before starting the Cooking and sometimes in the evening between customers?
Would this give you the Ick and is it allowed?
Can you smoke and Cook for the Public?

Why would it not be allowed? What do you think will happen to the food if it is prepared by a smoker?

I’ve never worked with a chef who didn’t smoke, tbh.

I assume he’s not smoking in his chef whites and hat and then not washing his hands?

Also if he’s the owner are you sure he’s the one cooking?

Yes you can. You can also have a shit mid-shift. Presumably he's washing his hands before touching any food after his breaks.

Do you know what does give me the ick? People saying ‘gives me the ick’ 🤢 Are you 5?
On to the other question, if he’d washed his hands I’m fine with it. And if he hadn’t washed his hands I’d presumably be nonethewiser and also be okay with it.

How horrible.

Of course you can smoke and cook for the public. Most restaurants would shut down if you couldn't.

What he can't do, is smoke inside the establishment. Other than that, he's fine.

What exactly do you think is so objectionable?

Of course it’s really bad for food to be around any sort of smoke, which is why you never ever see things cooked on a bbq and humans haven’t spent thousands of years curing fish using smoke

I genuinely think most people who start threads don't live in the real world.

Yes that's perfectly fine as long as it's the correct distance away from the premises.

I really wanna know what OP thinks will happen to the food if he's just had a fag but I suspect she is not gonna come back to this thread.

😂

Well I don't like smoking either but I think he is acting within the law.

Of course you can 😂

As long as they don't wear their apron outside (they're not supposed to anyway) and wash their hands, they're good to go.

I imagine they also visit the toilet during their shift.

If he has one on the go, Dot Cotton style, while he is hanging over the deep fat frier and dropping fat ash into your battered sausage, then that wouldn't be great. But health-wise, you are probably at more risk from a battered sausage than a takeaway cooked by a smoker.

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If you have a problem with the chef smoking then I would strongly advise you to never eat out again. A sizable majority of chefs are smokers. Bonkers thread!

Of course you can smoke and cook for the public. Most restaurants would shut down if you couldn't.

Especially in Turkey or Greece.

What? What are you on about @girlfriend44?

It's the hand to mouth saliva action.

First thing taught at catering college, donkeys years ago

I smoke. As long as hands are washed, I'd be fine. It's a takeaway though. Usually ours are riddled with rats and mice, with accompanying droppings.
That's why I don't bother with them.

Seen some amazing chefs do a lot worse than smoke mid-shift and still managed to wash their hands and maintain spotless kitchens.

You're lucky it's only a cigarette you have seen him with

Don't you understand food hygiene, your hands are meant to be clean.

Do you know what does give me the ick? People saying ‘gives me the ick’ 🤢 Are you 5?

Ah @TheChosenTwo , a kindred spirit. Such a childish Mumsnet phrase. Can't stand it.

Well I think it’s revolting.

I mean, it's not as bad as seeing the hospital staff all smoking infront of the hospital.

I mean I pretty much took it as a given that he was washing his hands before preparing food. I would hope non-smokers also wash their hands before preparing food for the public.