Seven S
Senior Cook
How about chicken tartare? Chicken carpaccio? Anyone?
Gretchen said:However, for me, I will continue to wash my chicken and cook it well. The basically fecal pools that suffice for washing chicken in processing plants should make me give it up, but I can't. I like it too much..
jennyema said:"Washing" which is generally just rinsing under running water won't do much other than spread the germs from the chicken around your kitchen. It certainly won't make your chicken any safer to eat, unless there is debris on the chicken. Then by all means wash it. And choose a different brand, next time.
........................Ellen said:Come to think of it, I wouldn't use the lettuce washing water to wash chicken either. LOL
Caine said:Have you considered running your chicken through the dishwasher?
TATTRAT said:That is why I LOVE fried chicken...anything that can survive the oily deep, at 350, deserves the right to give me havoc....wait, chest pain! ARGH!....
Caine said:Have you considered running your chicken through the dishwasher?
bethzaring said:No, can't think of one reason to try this
But Jikoni, that chicken didn't sit in a refrigerated case on a styrofoam tray wrapped in plastic..... for who-knows-how long!Jikoni said:Oh play nice! So guys wash ur chicken! I never even imagined it, in my my mum's homestead we chased the 'chicken of the day' until we caught it and those who had the heart, slit it's throat(never me ever ) plucked it (dipped it in hot water ) and then it was ready to be cooked.
GB said:Yes that is exactly why the USDA recommends against it.
Also, washing the chicken with just water will not get rid of bacteria. It will just make it wet. Soap can kill bacteria, but I doubt anyone wants to lather up their chicken.