With all the hand sanitizer America bought last year ($190 million worth, to be exact), you'd think that our germaphobia might have made us safer cooks.

But as a Health.com poll of some 400 readers and 100 professional chefs reveals, our counter intelligence is still somewhat... medieval. Here's how to make sure the only thing you spread - and get! - is good cheer.

Read more about America's wildest food habits (like how 73% of respondents lick the spoon while cooking) on CNN Health.