Do you wash raw chicken before you cook it

[Troll]

https://www.health.com/food/cdc-raw-chicken?amp=true

Apparently this is a thing and ive never heard of it before. People wash their meat in the kitchen for some reason before cooking, I guess to make it safer to eat?


Era, can someone let me know why you do this or if you do it at all

 

[GrapeApes]

Yep, I rinse my chicken.

 

[Ryu_Ken]

No never and I'm not dead.

 

[Chivalry]

You shouldn't do that.

 

[Xiaomi]

You don't need to do that and you're spraying salmonella all over the place.

 

[CHC]

There is no reason to do this. Rinsing the chicken just splatters any surface bacteria in and around your sink, and whatever is on the outside that might make you ill will be exposed to such intense heat, salinity, or acidity that it will never survive. If you're buying chicken that has chemicals or some other toxic substance you're looking to rinse off, that is just another issue and you should get better meat haha

 

[thekonamicode]

Of course not.

 

[Robin64]

Never have, no.

 

[Dream Machine]

No.

It honestly sounds like a cross contamination nightmare.

 

[Deleted member 3010]

Cooking it basically kills the bacteria on top of it so I don't see the use in washing it.

 

[deimosmasque]

 

[shaneo632]

Nope, seems rather paranoid to me. But I ave an iron stomach.

 

[Deleted member 2809]

No it's dumb. Might as well be antivax.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I lick the raw chicken, making sure my tongue touches every

Single

Inch

Of them succulent chicken thighs. Then I cook them and serve it to guests.

 

[Z-Beat]

If it's overly bloody or frozen solid

I lick the raw chicken, making sure my tongue touches every

Single

Inch

Of them succulent chicken thighs. Then I cook them and serve it to guests.

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[SpecX]

Growing up I was taught to do this. Basically my parents had me was off the blood and clean off the fat to make it "healthier".

I read somewhere it was pointless and don't bother anymore.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

I've generally only run water over it when it's frozen to unstick faster, might've "washed" it once or twice, though you're not supposed to. You should just pat dry though.

 

[signal]

Sounds like you would get bacteria everywhere.

On the off chance I bought raw meat to cook at home, I was so paranoid about bacteria that the meat would go straight from the packaging into a pan or pot. I never trusted myself to properly sanitize everything after so I never cut or otherwise prepared meat lol.

 

[andymcc]

why would you do that

On the off chance I bought raw meat to cook at home, I was so paranoid about bacteria that the meat would go straight from the packaging into a pan or pot. I never trusted myself to properly sanitize everything after so I never cut or otherwise prepared meat lol.

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do you not cook my man

 

[Kamek]

Absolutely and everyone in caribbean culture i know did it as well. This CDC came as a huge surprise to me, as growing up a lot of people in my culture are taught washing chicken is like the first thing you do.

 

[Deleted member 31133]

Nope. Never have. Don't want to spray bacteria all over my kitchen.

 

[Goddo Hando]

no the only thing i rinse before cooking is produce

heat does things to germs water cant

 

[Akira86]

this is the Nth time we've had the thread.

probably every time the CDC makes the announcement. which always has the same respondents.
the answer has not changed.

I will wash chicken in the face of God.

 

[NewDust]

Fuck no... While we are at it, I also handle raw meats with my bare hands.

 

[Deleted member 5309]

Of course. You always wash chicken before cooking it and you also make sure to wipe down the sink and table with a disinfectant.

 

[astro]

God no, why would I want to paint my sink with raw chicken?

Of course. You always wash chicken before cooking it and you also make sure to wipe down the sink and table with a disinfectant.

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Receipts as to why?

 

[signal]

do you not cook my man

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Every day! Just not meat at home.

 

[The Boat]

I'm sure water is much more effective at killing bacteria than high temperatures.

 

[BringBackSonics]

No I've never done that. People wash raw meat before cooking it?

 

[GrapeApes]

Next y'all going to tell me not to eat the chicken raw to test out quality.

 

[Deleted member 50374]

I'm sure water is much more effective at killing bacteria than high temperatures.

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Might want to add an /s there or someone will take you seriously

 

[entremet]

No. It's not necessary. Science proved it. It's also dangerous.

https://drexel.edu/dontwashyourchicken/

 

[Kyuuji]

Next y'all going to tell me not to eat the chicken raw to test out quality.

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Nah think everyone agrees that one's normal at least.

 

[Book One]

This is one of those things that was just general practice for a long long time but research and professionals have shown it is wrong. Eventually more and more people will move on from the 'tradition'

 

[MrPoppins]

Hell no that's completely pointless and doing nothing but dirtying your sink. It's either going straight in a marinade or I am dry rubbing the shit out of it.

 

[TaySan]

You shouldn't do that you're spraying salmonella all over your kitchen.

 

[The Third Heat]

Only time I run water over my chicken is to help thaw it out if it's frozen, but I try to avoid doing that.

 

[skeezx]

probably a habit from the old days when not every piece of meat came saran wrapped from the grocery. but some people still do it because

 

[The Boat]

Might want to add an /s there or someone will take you seriously

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Meh, they'll live.

 

[Noctilum]

No, it's pointless. If the chicken is infected with something simply rinsing it off will not get rid of it.

 

[Deleted member 1635]

Never heard of this practice. Definitely a no from me and I cook a lot of chicken.

 

[studyguy]

Only time I run anything under water is just if it's been thawing and has some ice bits still on it I can maybe scrub off. Otherwise no.

 

[Nose Master]

No because all it does is spread germs around.

 

[TheHighMarshal]

Fuck no.

 

[Shadybiz]

Cooking it basically kills the bacteria on top of it so I don't see the use in washing it.

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Bing Bang Boom. We don't under cook our chicken, so I don't see a need for washing it.

 

[Novoitus]

i don't know why you would

 

[Deleted member 9479]

There was a time I did - not for sanitary reasons, it's not like I ever thought rinsing water over it would get rid of anything. But I did like rinsing the slimy chicken juice off.

But st some point I just started drying it with paper towels because it's just generally helpful to dry meat before cooking it and I was doing that anyway rinsing it. It wasn't till years later when someone suggested rinsing it sprayed chicken juice around the kitchen. Still have my doubts about how much carries under a moderate flow rate of water from a faucet

 

[Armaros]

All you are doing is spreading bacteria around if there is any present, because of course you aren't going to add disinfectant to the water. So bacteria which love water, get a free ride around your kitchen.

 

[Dartastic]

Never ever ever ever do this

 

[studyguy]

All you are doing is spreading bacteria around if there is any present, because of course you aren't going to add disinfectant the water.

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This is why you bleach your chicken, obviously.