At this one restaurant, I saw cooks cutting food directly on metal table. Are they safe to eat?

Question

I'm just getting paranoid about having metal dust and bits in my food.

Answer 1

food is fine,the knife on the other hand will be very dull

Answer 2

It is quite safe because the metal is not  porous and therefore can not absorb anything from the food being cut.

Answer 3

You should be more worried about germs.  If not cleaned and sanitized correctly it can upset your stomach or get you sick.

Answer 4

yes long as it was clean

Answer 5

are they cooking the food afterwards?  The metal needs to be sanitized before they prepare and serve the food.

Answer 6

Unless it's a rusty table, you have nothing to worry about.  It's probably a stainless steel table anyway.

Answer 7

The tables are made for preparing food. They are safe eat up.