Macaroni salad
No matter how diligent youve been to keep your food chilled, the biggest germ-bearers might be other peoples hands. While people are reaching around and serving themselves macaroni salad, they might not pay attention to the finger they accidentally dip into the dish. If possible, have a glove-wearing volunteer dole out the food, Delbridge says. Otherwise, pick long-handled serving utensils. The bigger the better because it keeps people from reaching with their hands and accidentally ending up in the actual bowl, he says. Even two-sided buffet lines should have two spoons so that people can reach the handle without getting a wrist in the food, he adds.
