I actually use the long-handled Jetboil spoon. The problem isn't my fingers going into the bag - it's the stuff that gets on the lower part of the spoon's handle. No matter how careful I am, the spoon always works its way up into my hand, depositing the food there. Not the fault of the spoon - definitely operator error. But regardless of cause, the effect is the same: greasy hands. Also, crud tends to collect in the little cutouts and slots on the Jetboil spoon's handle over a few days, and isn't easy to clean. Yes, I could get a smooth metal spoon to solve that problem. But I like the collapsible storage (again, preference, not any inherent "better" design.) So, given my own idiosyncrasies, eating from the pot fits my style better. But, as I said, that's just me; I freely admit the advantages of cooking and eating in the bag, I just choose not to.