I insist on a glass of hot water with every meal out – here’s why you should keep your family safe by doing the same

A TIKTOKER has sparked a lively debate after she told her followers she always ordered a glass of hot water when she went out to eat.

The social media user, known as @princessmurdaa1, posted a clip on the site and asked people to guess why she made the odd request.

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The TikTok video, posted on February 8, quickly drew a lot of attention, picking up 115,000 views in just three days, and she confirmed that this was the way she ensured the utensils she was using were clean.

A lot of users agreed with her, revealing that members of their family did the same thing when going to a restaurant because they feared the utensils weren’t clean.

Others said they understood why the poster would do this, given that most silverware is rolled by hand.

“I was a server at Red Lobster, why did everyone do this,” one commenter said. “We’ll be rolling silverware bare hands I don’t blame you.”

“I worked at a restaurant before, I can promise you they don’t clean the silverware right,” another poster wrote. “Silverware be dirty af with food still on it and given to customers like that.”

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“Now that I think of it, I think I’ll bring my own,” another commenter added. “Didn’t realize how dirty silverware is till now.”

However, others thought asking for hot water wouldn’t solve the potential problem because water needs to reach a boiling temperature before it can effectively kill any bacteria.

“Boiling water kills bacteria there is literally no reason for this,” one person wrote.

“Waters not hot enough to sanitize anything lol needs to be literally boiling,” another stated.

Others though pointed out that while she was concerned about the state of the silverware, she didn’t seem bothered about other dishes and plates, saying they were all washed together.

“What about the plates and cups though?” one commentator asked. “They all going through the same raggedy dish washer.”

“This dumb for the simple fact that your dishes and silverware are washed together and most cooks don’t wear gloves to put (your) meal on your plate,” another one wrote.

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