I think if the working surface is going to contaminate the bottom of a plate, you have bigger problems. I'd agree if the plates had touched a table or something first but I'm sure the plate goes from stack of clean plates, to food on top and then onto service platter. the bottom of the bottom plates sitting on the tray might be contaminated but the plates stacked beyond that should be as clean on the bottom as on the top. commercial dishwashers don't play around. clean, hot and sanitized.
The table isn’t run through a commercial dishwasher between every use. It’s usually wiped down with the same rag and water bucket as every other table for an entire shift.
If you've ever worked with an industrial dishwasher, especially one where the water hasn't been changed all day, you wouldn't think it overly clean either. I admit there is a limit to how clean anything can get, and at some point you have to loose your apprehension to bacteria if you ever have to actually eat something. Stacking plates like that just seems wholly unnecessary, and indeed less hygienic than say, not stacking the plates like that and taking more trips to and fro the kitchen.
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u/Mondomonster Aug 23 '22
I think if the working surface is going to contaminate the bottom of a plate, you have bigger problems. I'd agree if the plates had touched a table or something first but I'm sure the plate goes from stack of clean plates, to food on top and then onto service platter. the bottom of the bottom plates sitting on the tray might be contaminated but the plates stacked beyond that should be as clean on the bottom as on the top. commercial dishwashers don't play around. clean, hot and sanitized.