husband soaked corn on the cob in the same water as he thawed chicken

[Anonymous]

The other night I was cooking an extra hot dog on the George Foreman grill and when I opened the lid it rolled down into the little reservoir for the raw chicken water drippings. I threw it back on for 10 minutes, and I still couldn't bring myself to eat it. So I would unfortunately toss it - I know it's painful!

[Anonymous]

OP here, thank you all again. I just couldn't eat it. And I let him decide if he REALLY wanted to risk son eating it. He decided no, it wasn't worth it. So, I found a package of frozen white corn which me and son enjoyed.

Dinner, by the way, was fabulous. He saw something on the internet and tried it with the baked potatoes. He cut the potato in two, and criss crossed some cuts into the flesh. He put a thick slice of onion between the two halves, drizzled with a little olive oil, put the halves back together, wrapped in foil and baked on the grill with the corn and chicken. Thankfully he didn't soak them in the chicken water, because they were delicious!

[Anonymous]

He needs therapy to accept when he is WRONG. You should always keep raw meat separate. Plenty of parents give their own kids food poisoning because they are careless. I would be upset that he doesn't respect your opinion to cook with more caution. How about when you are not home and he is cooking for the kids? I went to a party and the host was a doctor. He was getting the chicken ready for the grill and was handling the raw chicken. He put all the chicken on a plate and then walked over to the kiddie table and started opening juice boxes for the kids all without washing his hands. Guess he was asleep in medical school.

[Anonymous]

I'm glad you convinced him to not eat it. I am the opposite of a germophobe, but even I wouldn't have eaten that.

[Anonymous]

They were unpeeled? I would've peeled the husks off and boiled the cobs for several minutes. All this hand-wringing...

[Anonymous]

The solution is to boil a pot of water, then toss the corn in for 10 minutes. 10 minutes at near 212 F is more than enough to kill any bacteria or salmanella that may have been in the chicken water. I would not throw the corn away (also hate to waste food), but I would just be cautious and make sure that any microorganisms that may have gotten on the corn were killed. Boil corn is not as good as barbequed corn, but it's still good. And not wasteful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad you convinced him to not eat it. I am the opposite of a germophobe, but even I wouldn't have eaten that.

Oh, he ate it. In fact, he ate 2 of the 3 pieces. Son and I ate the frozen corn. He still thinks he's right, and maybe he is. Or maybe there was no salmonella to worry about anyway. I was just wondering if I was the crazy one for considering it "not right". Seems pretty split, so I won't claim a win...but at least he finally agreed it wasn't worth risking for the kiddo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad you convinced him to not eat it. I am the opposite of a germophobe, but even I wouldn't have eaten that.

Oh, he ate it. In fact, he ate 2 of the 3 pieces. Son and I ate the frozen corn. He still thinks he's right, and maybe he is. Or maybe there was no salmonella to worry about anyway. I was just wondering if I was the crazy one for considering it "not right". Seems pretty split, so I won't claim a win...but at least he finally agreed it wasn't worth risking for the kiddo.

What made you feel safer eating the chicken that also soaked in the same water?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course its fine.
Of course the heat kills all the bugs (assuming you cook it enough, same as with the chicken).

I really don't understand how this is gross.
How do you think chicken broth is made? Chicken + water.
There, as long as the corn is cooked enough, your corn should actually be *more* tasty from his culinary techniques.

Got it? So. How was dinner?

Chicken broth does not consist of the water in which raw chicken is thawed. Have you ever made chicken broth? You simmer chicken with seasoning and vegetables for a loooooong time. It's thoroughly cooked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad you convinced him to not eat it. I am the opposite of a germophobe, but even I wouldn't have eaten that.

Oh, he ate it. In fact, he ate 2 of the 3 pieces. Son and I ate the frozen corn. He still thinks he's right, and maybe he is. Or maybe there was no salmonella to worry about anyway. I was just wondering if I was the crazy one for considering it "not right". Seems pretty split, so I won't claim a win...but at least he finally agreed it wasn't worth risking for the kiddo.

Did he get sick? If not, he was right. You should be glad he cooks. You should say sorry you are overly vigilant with the kid and you are thankful for him.

[Anonymous]

Don't think I could have eaten it, but to each his own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad you convinced him to not eat it. I am the opposite of a germophobe, but even I wouldn't have eaten that.

Oh, he ate it. In fact, he ate 2 of the 3 pieces. Son and I ate the frozen corn. He still thinks he's right, and maybe he is. Or maybe there was no salmonella to worry about anyway. I was just wondering if I was the crazy one for considering it "not right". Seems pretty split, so I won't claim a win...but at least he finally agreed it wasn't worth risking for the kiddo.

Did he get sick? If not, he was right. You should be glad he cooks. You should say sorry you are overly vigilant with the kid and you are thankful for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course its fine.
Of course the heat kills all the bugs (assuming you cook it enough, same as with the chicken).

I really don't understand how this is gross.
How do you think chicken broth is made? Chicken + water.
There, as long as the corn is cooked enough, your corn should actually be *more* tasty from his culinary techniques.

Got it? So. How was dinner?

Chicken broth does not consist of the water in which raw chicken is thawed. Have you ever made chicken broth? You simmer chicken with seasoning and vegetables for a loooooong time. It's thoroughly cooked.

+1. Love the condescending "Got it?" from the person who thinks chicken broth = water that had raw chicken thawed in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course its fine.
Of course the heat kills all the bugs (assuming you cook it enough, same as with the chicken).

I really don't understand how this is gross.
How do you think chicken broth is made? Chicken + water.
There, as long as the corn is cooked enough, your corn should actually be *more* tasty from his culinary techniques.

Got it? So. How was dinner?

Chicken broth does not consist of the water in which raw chicken is thawed. Have you ever made chicken broth? You simmer chicken with seasoning and vegetables for a loooooong time. It's thoroughly cooked.

+1. Love the condescending "Got it?" from the person who thinks chicken broth = water that had raw chicken thawed in it.

+2. Plus, if you're making your own broth before the soup you're simmering the bones with a bit of chicken that's left on them. The chicken has already been cooked!

Whether or not to eat the corn would have been one thing. His ideas on food safety would be another for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad you convinced him to not eat it. I am the opposite of a germophobe, but even I wouldn't have eaten that.

Oh, he ate it. In fact, he ate 2 of the 3 pieces. Son and I ate the frozen corn. He still thinks he's right, and maybe he is. Or maybe there was no salmonella to worry about anyway. I was just wondering if I was the crazy one for considering it "not right". Seems pretty split, so I won't claim a win...but at least he finally agreed it wasn't worth risking for the kiddo.

OP, you have to update us as to whether he gets sick!

I definitely wouldn't have eaten it, nor let my DC eat it....not worth the risk IMO.