Do you wash raw chicken before cooking it?

[Anonymous]

Nope.

I am pretty sure this is a cultural thing.

[Anonymous]

Yes I do. I then lysol spray the sink and use a clorox wipe on the counters.

[Anonymous]

No, but I do dry it off with paper towels to get it as dry as possible before marinating or roasting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband washes it in the sink, then pats it dry with a towel. Then he cleans the entire sink with soap and rinse.

Hopefully you mean he's cleaning the sink with bleach? Kitchen sinks need bleach like that bon ami powder or comet.

BS. I have a septic system, so bleach is not an option. Dish soap works fine. Never been sick.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband washes it in the sink, then pats it dry with a towel. Then he cleans the entire sink with soap and rinse.

Hopefully you mean he's cleaning the sink with bleach? Kitchen sinks need bleach like that bon ami powder or comet.

BS. I have a septic system, so bleach is not an option. Dish soap works fine. Never been sick.

+1. No septic system, but I have NEVER used bleach to clean my sink. I *may* spray it down with dish soap or 409 but that's about it. Never been sick from food.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a great way to contaminate your entire sink and even beyond as the spray of water aerosolizes salmonella all around your countertop.

I take raw chicken from the package and like all other meats I use paper towels to absorb as much moisture off the surface of the meat as possible - this is critical for effective browning of the meat. There is no need to wash the surface of any meat because a good sear is going to kill anything on the surface anyway and rinsing meat doesn’t kill bacteria on the surface.

What a bunch of paranoid nonsense. Newsflash: wash your area after you are done. Big whoop. I've washed chicken for 40 years and have gotten sick a grand total of zero times. I also thaw frozen meat in the counter, which is a big no no according to asinine food safety guidelines. Number of times I've gotten sick doing that: zero. Wait until you see how billions of people on the planet prepare meat when traveling abroad. American food safety guidelines are insanely stupid. No wonder why allergies and all of the other nonsense are so prevalent in the US vs the world. We are too clean and expect something like meats to be as little contaminated as possible. Wash hands, wash surfaces, and cook. NBD. I'll keep thawing at room temp and washing chicken. So much irrational fear.

Bravo!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know current guidance says we shouldn’t but I do. It’s how my grandmother taught me and seems unsanitary if I don’t (I know this is not true but it’s how it feels ). I use very low water to avoid splashes and hold it low inside the sink then clean the sink with bleach afterwards .

Chicken is safer today than in your grandmother’s day. It’s okay to move with the times.

Where did you get that idea? The meat system overall is way more dangerous today. More concentration in the industry, bigger farms, more waste, more antibiotic resistant bacteria on meat. Still the experts say not to wash to avoid splashing that antibiotic resistant and regular bacteria all around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best not to. You end up with contaminated sink and dirt water spray. Cooking is what cleans it.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband washes it in the sink, then pats it dry with a towel. Then he cleans the entire sink with soap and rinse.

Hopefully you mean he's cleaning the sink with bleach? Kitchen sinks need bleach like that bon ami powder or comet.

bon ami powder doesn't have bleach in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope.

I am pretty sure this is a cultural thing.

Same, I think it's cultural. I don't for myself but if my family is coming to visit and I'm cooking for them, I wash it with water, salt and lime like they do.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes. It isn’t that I think the chicken is dirty. But US chicken comes with some slimy sodium chloride solution on it. It isn’t just raw chicken juice. From a taste standpoint, I prefer to rinse and pay dry. But it is PIA to then wash out my sink and counters and anything nearby. So..sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband washes it in the sink, then pats it dry with a towel. Then he cleans the entire sink with soap and rinse.

Hopefully you mean he's cleaning the sink with bleach? Kitchen sinks need bleach like that bon ami powder or comet.

BS. I have a septic system, so bleach is not an option. Dish soap works fine. Never been sick.

Don't have a septic system but why can't you use bleach?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband washes it in the sink, then pats it dry with a towel. Then he cleans the entire sink with soap and rinse.

Hopefully you mean he's cleaning the sink with bleach? Kitchen sinks need bleach like that bon ami powder or comet.

BS. I have a septic system, so bleach is not an option. Dish soap works fine. Never been sick.

Don't have a septic system but why can't you use bleach?

Because they are stupid. Bleach in moderation is more than fine w/ septic

[Anonymous]

I wash our chicken, by dunking it in a pot of water, then pat dry and use. There is a whole back sink that I use for thawing out meats and cleaning them. The sink is then cleaned with dish soap. No one has died. Yet.