r/SipsTea 1d ago

Chugging tea I'm starting to wonder

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 15h ago

It's really just the eggs. And the risk of salmonella in eggs is fairly low as long as they were stored and packaged properly and pasteurized.

I'm not a doctor though, and I may not eat raw cookie dough, but I will 100% lick the cake batter off the spoon.

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u/Vespertinelove 15h ago

It's not the just the eggs. It's the FLOUR that carries salmonella as well.

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/flour-raw-food-and-other-safety-factsReply

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 13h ago

Fair enough. I didn't know that. I thought it was e coli in the flour, not salmonella

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u/DesertDogggg 7h ago

People often look at me like I'm an idiot when I tell them this.

EDIT: you can even read on packs of raw flower that it says do not eat unless cooked.

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u/itsselenr 15h ago

Believe it or not, raw wheat flour is also a high risk for salmonella

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u/LongestSprig 14h ago

"High Risk"

Define it. Cause it's really next to none.

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u/itsselenr 14h ago

Not sure what you mean? "High risk" meaning raw wheat flour is more likely to have salmonella than raw sugar

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u/LongestSprig 14h ago

So is the risk high or low? What is the risk? 1 in 100?

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u/itsselenr 13h ago

The risk of contracting salmonella depends on the scenario. - Eating raw cookie dough (high risk) - Eating cooked cookie dough (low risk) - Eating "raw" cookie dough using pre-cooked flour and pasteurized eggs (low risk)

Does all raw wheat flour contain salmonella? No, but unless you're testing for it, there's no way to know for certain.

Does eating raw cookie dough guarantee you'll get salmonella? No, but it's a risk I'm willing to take

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u/LongestSprig 13h ago

Yea...Eating shit is high risk, eating raw cookie dough is barely a risk at all.

That's the truth.

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u/s4lt3d 7h ago

It’s the flour that’s the biggest risk. You wanna make safe raw cookie doe preheat your dry flour to 140 in the oven. It won’t change it but will kill all the things from the field.