Reasons Why Food Network Shows Are Totally Fake

At the heart of any cooking show is, well, cooking. A TV chef makes a delicious dish just like they would in a restaurant or at home, right? Let's hope it's not entirely like that because according to one study of television cooking shows, that food personality is committing all sorts of crimes against health.

At the heart of any cooking show is, well, cooking. A TV chef makes a delicious dish just like they would in a restaurant or at home, right? Let's hope it's not entirely like that because according to one study of television cooking shows, that food personality is committing all sorts of crimes against health. 

Over the course of two weeks, researchers for Texas Tech University's International Center for Food Industry Excellence (via the Daily Blender) watched 49 Food Network shows (nice work if you can get it,) including 30 Minute Meals with Rachael Ray, The Essence of Emeril, Everyday Italian, and Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, and noted an astounding 460 "poor food-handling incidents." That included not using thermometers, using food that fell on the floor, not washing produce, not washing cooking tools properly, and even licking fingers.

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