Peel back - then put back or remove?

[kherg007]

Big important alcohol fueled topic- you open a container (e.g., cottage cheese, nuts, etc) and remove the lid, and then see the contents are sealed with foil or plastic or something. You peel back the foil/plastic...remove some contents spooning into a bowl or something. The you replace the lid. Do you:
a) remove the entire foil or plastic covering first and then replace lid, or
b) push back the foil or plastic to cover as much of the original seal, then put back the lid?

My humble observation is women tend to do b), men tend to do a). What is the wisdom of the crowd?

 

[|2 /-\ | /|/]

I tend to do both.

It all depends how I feel and sometimes I pull too hard and it rips off completely.

Keeping the peel back might help keep it fresher and form a better seal but it’s annoying.

 

[unassuming]

A for me

If maintaining freshness is an issue, put container contents into a zip-lock bag.

 

[drstrangelove]

Big important alcohol fueled topic- you open a container (e.g., cottage cheese, nuts, etc) and remove the lid, and then see the contents are sealed with foil or plastic or something. You peel back the foil/plastic...remove some contents spooning into a bowl or something. The you replace the lid. Do you:
a) remove the entire foil or plastic covering first and then replace lid, or
b) push back the foil or plastic to cover as much of the original seal, then put back the lid?

My humble observation is women tend to do b), men tend to do a). What is the wisdom of the crowd?

Remove it completely. It's only there to confirm the contents haven't been tampered with. Once that's done, there's no need to retain it.

 

[Jasmina]

Remove. And it annoys me if someone else leaves it on. <--- A woman

 

[shakenbake]

Remove. And it annoys me if someone else leaves it on. <--- A woman

Also, for hygenic purposes, remove it.

 

[y2kmark]

You can actually open a container of cottage cheese and not eat it all at once? You must buy the jumbo cartons....

 

[curvluvr]

I remove the foil.
Maybe for cream cheese in a plastic container have I sometimes kept the foil, but usually I discard the foil.
The seal is broken anyways, and resealing the container with the foil really doesn't do much.

 

[kherg007]

I remove the foil.
Maybe for cream cheese in a plastic container have I sometimes kept the foil, but usually I discard the foil.
The seal is broken anyways, and resealing the container with the foil really doesn't do much.

Yes and it seems it makes the seal much more irregular...And the seal might be better without it.