Are people still ordering takeaway?

[HandonHeart2019]

Just wondering how many of you are still ordering takeaways? DP really fancies a pizza tonight but I'm a bit weary of ordering just in case.

Am I worrying over nothing? Sorry, I know it's a first world problem.

Yes sunday evenings is my takeaway night

If I wanted a takeaway then I wouldn't hesitate to order one .

If you can afford it, go for it one. One of the few treats that is not restricted.

If you are worried about the risk of cross contamination , ensure that you reheat the meal . Decant any take away meals into clean receptacles and dispose of original packaging. Wash hands.

I wouldn’t myself. I’m not that fond of people handling my food at the best of times, let alone now. It only takes one person carrying the virus to transfer it to the food or box... I just couldn’t enjoy it

If you do, tip the pizza onto a chopping board/plates & wash your hands after handling the box & before eating.

Personally I’d rather make or buy one & cook it at home. Far safer. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I've had take away a few times. Nice treat

We're still getting them - it's a good way of supporting local businesses. We have some great restaurants nearby on deliveroo and I'd hate for any of them to close down because of the crisis!

Yes we had papa johns last night. I handle the boxes with gloves and reheat the food to kill any bugs on it

Yep we've had one a week as a treat. We've really enjoyed it. I think there is a very small risk but have decided for us the benefits outweigh the risk.

We've been ordering takeout from a couple of our local restaurants we want to support while they can't open. Otherwise they won't survive the lockdown at all.

We're still getting them - it's a good way of supporting local businesses

Same here. I'd be gutted if the village curry house went bust due to this so am ordering once a week.

If you're feeling paranoid, OP, just wash hands after handling the packaging and after eating. Properly. Like the video. And don't serve in the packaging or otherwise leave the packaging lying around.

No we aren't ordering at the moment ☹️ I could really go one though.

Today 14:36 MsTSwift

Wary. Sorry there was a thread on it.
Weary - tired
Wary - suspicious and uncertain

Jog on then!

Damn right - dominos is one of life's only pleasures right now. Give me a large ranch bbq with extra garlic and herb dip please 😍😍👌

We are thinking about getting one tomorrow,so I can have a break from cooking, although I’m still a bit apprehensive about how safe it is

Yes. Theres a great local burger/pizza/chicken place near us, I would be devastated if they went out of business because of this. We're doing our best to help them stay open

Hard to tell which ones are still open. Many of them still have their websites up as if nothing has happened but the takeaway has been closed for over a week. Suppose you could use Just Eat or something like that

We have had 2 in the last week or so, one ordered from the village pub who has launched a really successful local delivery service. Very happy to support them.

The other was Dominoes. All done online.

They were to celebrate the birthdays of both my sons last week.

Seems less risky than going to the supermarket.

Yes we’ll be getting a weekly one for as long as the takeaways are open to support them. Takeaways are busier than ever right now so many others are doing the same.
As someone else has said, slide the pizza onto a plate and dispose of the boxes then wash your hands and enjoy.

Yes, we had Indian last night. Ordered online and contactless delivery. DH and DD were a bit wary, but I'm fed up cooking and neither of them wanted to either. Glad we did though - it tasted soooo good!

It's impossible to protect yourself 100%, takeaway is very low risk and you need one or two bright spots during this time

I can’t see why the risk would be any greater than for any other food. People are still working in factories manufacturing our food and drink, working in slaughterhouses and butcher shops, milking cows and bottling milk, collecting eggs, packaging fruit and veg etc. Any one of them could potentially have Coronavirus but be working with our food.

That said, there are no doubt some wazzocks out there soaking their meat in dilute Milton before they cook it and wiping their eggs down with wet wipes.

I was going to be good and not have takeaway this week but now this thread is making me hungry for Indian...

We had dominos last night ordered on line and they left it at the door just knocked to say it was here. I think it’s pretty low risk especially from a well known reputable company??

Pretty sure that thorough cooking will kill the virus anyway so on the off-chance the chef has the virus, it's very unlikely transmission will occur this way.