I've eaten rare chicken like 6 times now but I've learned my lesson. Never again ;_; (though rarely eating meat now anyways)
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Do you wash raw chicken before you cook it
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I personally don't care what the CDC says about meat rinsing. Clearly doing either hasn't been a major issue for any party. You can dry rub your chicken slime and all. I can rinse it off and put a lime/lemon/vinegar wash on it.
I just have to seriously question HOW people wash their food if mass Salmonella contamination in the kitchen is even remotely an issue- especially when you are supposed to clean your prep space afterwards anyway.
Yeah I'm really confused by that exchange. Raw chicken being dangerous isn't some shocking new revelation.
Meanwhile no one else here has ever gotten sick from not rinsing their meat and disinfecting it with citric acid.
Thats not the point...
The point is that it literally serves no purpose and it has the "potential" to spread bacteria to other surfaces regardless.
The CDC is focusing on prevention. When you rinse meat water droplets spray everywhere regardless of the pressures used. Water particles not easily seen by the naked eye containing bacteria and other microorganisms can contaminate the area. Rinsing the chicken prior to cooking does nothing to mitigate contamination, and instead spreads contaminates. The CDC would rather warn people to this regardless of whether people frequently get sick or not, because it is a potential health risk people should be aware of. You don't have to do this, and by all means continue to do whatever you like, but I'm not sure how your word is any more credible then the CDC when they're actually scientifically conducting research on things like this, and you're relying on your own specific anecdotal evidence.
Edit: and again everyone should obviously wipe down their kitchen after the fact, however that is not the intended point of CDCs message when you can prevent that potential contamination to begin with by not rinsing your chicken.
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A phone call from work when we get in from the school bus as latch-key kids. But up until age 10 you weren't to open the freezer for any reason, not even to get ice. The only allowable appliances were the fridge and the microwave.
No. You really think water is going to get rid of any of the bacteria? If anything you are spreading it around your sink more.
I do, but I'm an OCD weirdo.
I take bottled water and very gently pour/drip it onto chicken inside the sink to cleanse a lot of the chicken juice away. Not sure what people are talking about with spraying salmonella everywhere since gravity is carefully pulling the juice down into the sink pipe. Who the hell washes food with a highly pressurized hose?
I take bottled water and very gently pour/drip it onto chicken inside the sink to cleanse a lot of the chicken juice away. Not sure what people are talking about with spraying salmonella everywhere since gravity is carefully pulling the juice down into the sink pipe. Who the hell washes food with a highly pressurized hose?
Was a attempt to open the freezer met with a variation of "Ain't no bill here in your name"?
That's not how the damn physics of water splashing on objects works. Splash occurs regardless in the (basin and rim of your sink and if the pressure is high everywhere else). Unless you're bleaching or filling it with boiling water sink at that point your sink is contaminated until the bacteria die which isn't right away.
If it's slimy and or a lil smelly and I'm gonna pat it dry and cover it in stuff. Yep, light calm rinse, once it's cooking wipe everything down with a bleach wipe. I clean the cutting board I cut the chicken on at this point so it's not like anything extra even occurs I wouldn't do anyhow.
we knew there wasnt anything up there for us except ice and popscicles. and we knew to ask for either one.
but this is an image of heaven right here:
the CDC example is someone putting a bowl filled with raw chicken under a water faucet at full blast and leaving it.
Apparently all of us physically do things based on public service instruction manual images, but whatever. The CDC could say "watch for cross contamination and invisible water droplets from splashback when you wash chicken. You could spread salmonella germs." Or they could take the most direct path and just tell you not to do a thing, because by averages it doesn't mitigate all bacteria in every situation, i.e. they can't really rely on someone being careful, but they can rely on someone being a reckless fool.
So that's when adult maturity comes into play and you decide wether you have enough information to operate independently of given advice, or with some modified version of said advice.
Just to reiterate in case someone missed the other 100 times it's been said, but...
DO NOT DO THIS.
Even a light rinse is going to send little microscopic particulates everywhere, and now those pesky little bacteria that might have been on the chicken are going all over your kitchen. Seriously, that shit travels.
DO NOT DO THIS.
Even a light rinse is going to send little microscopic particulates everywhere, and now those pesky little bacteria that might have been on the chicken are going all over your kitchen. Seriously, that shit travels.
We like to complain about the lack of rationality with anti-vaxxers, but it all goes out the window when our traditions are proved wrong lol.
Thread is a perfect example that human beings are not rational. So no more threads on why people voted for Trump, etc lol.
Thread is a perfect example that human beings are not rational. So no more threads on why people voted for Trump, etc lol.
Old wise tale? I've never heard that term. The one I know is "old wives tale"
I mean, I don't care that you do it lol.
Just don't invite me to your home for a chicken dinner lol.
I worked in a place that got big bags of vacusealed chicken breasts and the cook responsible always rinsed them off before transferring them into third pans with dripsets. The nature of the prepped raw chicken in those bags during shipping causes some juices to accumulate and is totally normal, but definitely helps the smell to get it off before letting them sit in a pan in a lowboy for a few hours. Anyone wondering about sink contamination, prepping raw foods on the backline is regular business, and cleaning the sink when you are done is standard. Steaks/fish generally came individually or double sealed much neater and wasn't an issue.
I've never done it at home though.
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No, the closest you should ever get to "rinsing" poultry is brining, but you need to remove any moisture before applying oil and cooking meat.
I only buy whole chickens and break them down so the bird is already pretty dry.
Roasting at 425 for 50 to 70 minutes is gonna kill anything of danger regardless of washing/rinsing.
I only buy whole chickens and break them down so the bird is already pretty dry.
Roasting at 425 for 50 to 70 minutes is gonna kill anything of danger regardless of washing/rinsing.
I told my sisters, mom, and my brother not to do this yet they still do. It's infuriating. Hmong folks (my Hmong folks) need to stop doing washing their chicken like it somehow cleans the chicken.
Do not wash your chicken.
Do not wash your chicken.
I pat chicken or pork dry with kitchen towels then brine it for an hour and then pat it dry with more kitchen towels - then I take all the damp kitchen paper towels and put them in the ventilated fridge drawer with the spinach and spring greens to dry. You can use the same paper towels over and over this way. Much better for the environment.
I don't cook as much these days though to be honest. Many of my circle of dinner guests have passed away over the years. Some from undisclosed medical issues and a few from violent illness. Very sad but I have great memories of serving lightly roasted rare spatchcock chicken, perfectly pink Cornish game hen and kurobota tenderloin tartare on a bed of wilted greens.
I don't cook as much these days though to be honest. Many of my circle of dinner guests have passed away over the years. Some from undisclosed medical issues and a few from violent illness. Very sad but I have great memories of serving lightly roasted rare spatchcock chicken, perfectly pink Cornish game hen and kurobota tenderloin tartare on a bed of wilted greens.
Have you heard of a thing called antibody and you know that it exist inside you? Shocking I know.
Medical paranoia. Have been hospitalized enough!
Literally everything besides buying uncooked meat and cooking it myself. Do your cabinets or fridge contain no food besides raw meat?
Uh, I mean I'm wondering if you only buy cooked meat.
Cause that's super duper expensive to do so on a regular basis and it would suck if you're forced to have to buy pre-cooked food on due to your medical paranoia
Oh I see. I just don't eat much meat in general but especially not at home. Sometimes I'll buy cured meats or something though.
Finally a thread where i am, apparently in a weirdo's club.
I often rinse chicken to get rid of slime and blood. I am also got quite addicted to cutting a few slices and eat them RAW with a bit of salt or pepper before cooking the main part... super delicious 😋
Call an ambulance!
I often rinse chicken to get rid of slime and blood. I am also got quite addicted to cutting a few slices and eat them RAW with a bit of salt or pepper before cooking the main part... super delicious 😋
Call an ambulance!