Do you wash chicken?!


Question: Do you wash chicken!?
ive heard that some people do, but i don't get why because when you cook it the heat kills any salmonella!. so do you!? and if so, why!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I don't but a lot of people do but I saw on the news (one of the cooking segments that they do) where they said not to!. You can pat it dry with some paper towels but when you rinse the chicken you are rinsing all the chicken germs around your sink!. And until you sterilize your sink those germs are sitting there ready to make you sick!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The latest research shows that from a health point of view, washing is not necessary!. Any microbes that you'd wash off will be entirely destroyed by heat when you cook the meat!. It's actually far more important to wash your hands, your cutting board, and your utensils since they won't be sterilized by cooking!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i wash it because sometimes in the supermarket or the factory where they wrap it, it is dropped onto the floor!. it can have other things on it besides germs!. also, when a butcher cuts it with a saw, there can be shards of bone on it!. i also take off any excess fat that i can, less calories and better for you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You should remove all the skin and fat and wash it with lemon juice or vinegar!.
This will eliminate the raw smell, nutralise the bacteria and cut exsess fat!.Always use cold water and dont keep it in the vinegar or lemon juice for long cause the acid will pre-cook it!.
It's healthier and tastier when you wash it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

well I am a chef I always wash my meat as other users have said there is this layer of skin over the chicken that is not very nice but can be removed but further more
there is always some blood caught in the inner cavity if it is a whole chicken which i personally don'tt like what is the big deal with germs from the chicken getting in to the kitchen sick don't people wash there sinks out, if they don't then at least they should as who knows what they may catch from there sinks leave alone the chicken!!! Www@FoodAQ@Com

I wash mines!.

Like someone just said, its this thin layer of slime stuff!. Even though the heat burns it off, you still want it to be fresh when you add your seasoning!. It's always good to wash your food if its raw and you have to cook it!. Well if its meat!.!.!.!.or salad!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I do because there is a thin layer of skin still on the chicken that will make the insides less cooked!. washing it gets rid of that skin!.
also, you can never be too careful!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes you wash whole chicken as there could be yukky bits still inside, and you don't know how they have been handled before freezing!.
Cooking will destroy most things admittedly, but for me I can't afford the health risk Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes, I rinse it!.!.!.!.!.but I never really thought about WHY before!. I guess because that is the way I was taught to do it!. It is part of my routine, and in my OCD mind, it would be wrong not to!. :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

always wash it off!.!.!.!.its gets anything laying on the skin off, ie: loose feathers, dirt ectWww@FoodAQ@Com

yeahWww@FoodAQ@Com





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