What should I do if I feel like all my cupboard food is contaminated?

[Anonymous]

I saw a larder beetle in my kitchen today on the floor and a silverfish in my bathroom and now I feel like I’m covered in bugs and like everything we have (especially food) is contaminated and needs to be gone through but I know I technically need to make dinner and I don’t have the energy to properly clear everything to make my brain understand that the food isn’t wholly contaminated…. But also what if it is? I feel disgusting and I don’t know what to do…

[slatyb]

That's absurd. It's only in recent times that we became so afraid of food contamination. 70 years ago we sifted flour before using it. Why? To separate the flour from the inevitable insect contamination. It wasn't unusual for an insect to show up floating when pasta was cooked. People would never dream of throwing out good food because of one little bug. It's almost impossible to seal a kitchen against insects. Just keep your food well-contained and don't worry about it.

[RoastedToast]

Have you tried taste testing all your foods? Give it a good lick. He'll lick the cupboards too to be extra sure

[Anonymous]

Deep clean with bleach.

[Asker]

True, but like… I can’t tonight—I have to make dinner and get to bed at a reasonable time….