One in six have served food they'd dropped on the floor

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One in six Brits admit to serving dinner guests food which has been dropped on the floor.  A poll of 2,000 adults found 28 per cent have tasted food directly from a spoon they’re cooking with – and then stuck it straight back into the pot.  While 28 per cent have knowingly served up food past its sell-by date and a third (32 per cent) have wiped down a bread knife and put it back, rather than washing it.  And 13 per cent have let a pet ‘clean up’ food or drink spillages.  The research was commissioned by kitchen appliance brand NEFF, as part of their Hidden Heroes campaign, which shines a light on the unsung moments in the kitchen that make hosting truly memorable.  Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge, who is fronting the campaign, even confessed to ‘stealing’ his mum’s famous beef bolognese, proving that even the best chefs borrow a trick or two from family.  He said: “I’ve definitely had my fair share of disasters, and yes, I’ve been known to take credit for my mum’s beef ragu.

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00:00My biggest kitchen confession is...

00:08I'm Tom Kerridge and today I'm delving into people's kitchen confessions including

00:13passing off a recipe as one of your own even though it's somebody else's.

00:21Have I ever double dipped a spoon? Probably not something I've done.

00:26Muscle memory would be understanding that that doesn't happen in a kitchen. However,

00:31if it's done at home, I wouldn't have a problem.

00:33Have I ever spilled something in the oven and hoped it'd burn away rather than clean it?

00:36Yes, I have done that a number of times but no,

00:39it doesn't work. It's not going to burn away. Get it cleaned.

00:44I have never ever reheated a ready-made meal and passed it off as my own. No.

00:51The dog has eaten stuff that's been dropped on the floor but not because I haven't got the

00:54mop out. It's because I haven't got the mop out in time and there's a difference there.

00:59The dog's on its A-game. It's gone.

01:02Have I ever used the bread knife, wiped up my jeans and put it back?

01:06No, I haven't. I would have used the bread knife and then just given it a quick dust off with a

01:11cough. Bread's not the same as like carving beef. The biggest kitchen confession would probably be

01:17stealing a recipe from somebody else.

01:21It's my mum's recipe. It's a take on her bolognese sauce recipe that then drops into a lasagna.

01:27I would argue that it's just been passed down from a generation. Do you know what,

01:31I think my mum's very proud. I do give her a shout out every now and then and that she's

01:38quite happy about it. When it actually came to dishes that she cooked, whether it was a bolognese

01:43that would go into a lasagna or a Sunday lunch, it would feel very, very special.

01:47Look at that. Perfect. My mum's lasagna. I'll claim it as me own.

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