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Protecting Yourself and Your Family at Restaurants

Protecting Yourself and Your Family at Restaurants

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October 7, 2020 //  by Home Jobs By Mom//  6 Comments

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Protecting Yourself and Your Family at Restaurants

Most of the time, I cook meals for my family at home. As a mother of two, I prioritize eating together as a family and sharing quality time! By cooking at home, our family saves money and have control over what we are eating. But, every once in awhile, I need a break. As a treat, we will go out to eat at a restaurant. Because we don’t do it very often, it’s always an extra exciting event!

I recently took the kids to our favorite local spot after their after-school activities as a surprise.

The kids both ordered cheeseburgers, and I got a crispy chicken sandwich with the works. I figure when you eat out, you might as well order something you never cook at home!

I was excited to dig in, but when the food arrived, I took one bite of my sandwich and was turned off. The chicken had a weird salty taste that I couldn’t put my finger on.

I took a couple more bites to see if I just had a weird taste in my mouth, and realized what it was.

My chicken tasted like fish!


I asked the server, but he said it was definitely chicken. I pushed a bit and asked if he could check with the chef to see if there had been some sort of cross-contamination.

He came back and offered to refund the sandwich and replace it with something else. At this point, my kids were already done eating their burgers, and I was a little weirded out, so I decided just to some leftover stuffed peppers when we got home.

Maybe it was because I was still hungry, but the whole ride home, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

How would my chicken have ended up tasting like fish? Were they stored together wrong in the fridge?


I don’t think different meats are supposed to be handled together. Something wasn’t right.

So, after the kids were in bed, I decided to do some research. I went down a Google search deep dive and found some scary secrets that may keep me from eating at restaurants for a while.

It turns out, the most common reason my chicken sandwich could end up tasting like fish is if the restaurant fried it in degraded fryer oil.

What is degraded oil?


It’s when a kitchen staff doesn’t monitor or filter the oil in their fryer or change it often enough, and it becomes full of potentially toxic particles.

These particles could be little pieces of fish that floated off and became charred over and over again…and then got stuck to my chicken patty when it was cooked.

Do you want to know what’s even grosser?


These little particles can even contain carcinogens!! Gross AND scary!

I assumed kitchens must all regularly change the oil in the fryers…wouldn’t they have to operate and pass the safety guidelines?

Apparently not.

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I would guess they are just looking to save time or resources, but come on – they’re putting people in danger!

The more stories like this I read, the angrier I became. This isn’t just a lazy mistake that is harmless.

Not changing or filtering oil can be dangerous to people’s health! Other parts of the world even have laws regulating fryers for this same reason.

The USA has no rules around it.


It’s time for restaurant owners to step up and start putting more systems in place to keep their customers safe.

Consequently, I won’t be sitting down with my family to eat fried food again without calling the establishment first and speaking with the kitchen manager to learn about their cleaning practices.

This may sound extreme to some people, but my kid’s health is not worth the risk! We have to take things into our own hands and investigate the food we are putting into our bodies.

I’ll be seeking out and giving my business to restaurants that value my family’s health. Stay safe!

Tell us about a bad restaurant experience you have had below!

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Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.

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  1. Amy D

    October 9, 2020 at 6:32 am

    I have a friend who is very allergic to fish, and would have had a bad reaction if this happened to her. My family doesn’t eat out for many reasons that often. We have not been out at all during the pandemic. This is just a good reminder that I am thankful of my cooking abilities and that my family loves my cooking.

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      November 12, 2020 at 10:15 am

      I’m so glad to hear your family loves your cooking! What are some of your favorite meals?

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  2. tina alexander

    October 11, 2020 at 8:39 am

    I had so many concerns before the pandemic, so I am very concerned now.We did start ordering pizza delivery two months ago for pizza night, but I don’t eat at any other establishments.I will occasionally purchase fried chicken/ hot food from the deli when I go grocery shopping, but I prefer food that I actually see being freshly prepared.

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      November 12, 2020 at 10:21 am

      It’s always nice when you can actually see the food being prepared

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  3. Alice Carroll

    November 3, 2020 at 1:27 am

    You made a good point that I should be careful about consuming too many oily foods when eating out. Maybe I should start opting to go to family-owned restaurants whenever I want to spoil myself a bit. I hope that they have some great vegetable-based dishes that can make me get back on my diet.

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      November 18, 2020 at 10:36 am

      You should always be careful of the places you decide to eat at. You just never know how well they clean

      Reply

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