I have not been to a restaurant for dinner but get take out and heat everything up before I eat either in the oven or pots and pans just to be sure . But it is getting boring now and I am wondering if I can eliminate the step of reheating everything .what are you guys doing with regards to outside food ?
There is no scientific evidence that Covid 19 is any different than any other bacteria or virus that is killed by the normal cooking process, so reheating and re-cooking the food does not accomplish anything, except perhaps to dry the food out and give you an artificial peace of mind. You also do not need to bleach the food, although that is exactly what Food Lion did to keep their chicken looking and smelling fresh some years ago before getting caught doing it.
That being said, I had the somewhat nightmarish experience of recently flying one way to Florida to collect my father, his car, and dog and some personal stuff and relocate him to CT. This trip was very concerning because there was literally zero social distancing on my flights (to Philadelphia and then Tampa) and I even saw one lady wearing a HazMat suit (have no idea where she bought it but can't say I blame her based on what I saw). Air travel should be avoided at all costs unless it's an emergency like I had. Fortunately I came back and my father and I have both tested negative twice since getting back to CT.
On the drive back to CT, we took it slow and hoteled in South Carolina and Maryland overnight, at hotels hand picked by my father from his previous trips mainly because he overvalues good free hotel breakfasts, as people in their 80s tend to do when you get something for nothing. Unfortunately, however, the hotels we stopped at, which were a Best Western and a La Quinta, have stopped doing breakfasts free or otherwise, thereby emotionally devastating my father. Ended up having to do takeout from the Waffle House and takeout waffles are usually soggy, and ours were. It is what it is sometimes.
I should add that in August my girlfriend and I traveled to Portland, Maine and stayed at a Hyatt there that was doing a free breakfast, but not open buffet style. All sandwiches were pre-cooked and pre-wrapped, plus yogurts and other pre packaged and pre wrapped foods in coolers. There was no directions on what to do with the coffee, so I decided to serve myself, and that caused the hotel staff to freak out on me because they were supposed to serve the coffee. But there was no sign stating as much and I helped myself. Anyway don't expect much at hotels, no room service until you check out, no towels or toilet paper or even a peek at your room by the maids until you check out.
