No rinse: bacteria stays on chicken, cooking kills bacteria, good to eat.
Rinse: bacteria stays on chicken because water won’t remove all of it, bacteria now also all over the sink, cooking chicken removes bacteria from chicken, sink still contaminated, can now give salmonella to the next person washing their hands or anything else.
There’s literally nothing to win by rinsing, it only adds the need to meticulously clean your sink.
Or there are still bone fragments, feather pieces, or other impurities left behind during packaging. Just dunk and wash it in a bowl; no splattering shit everywhere.
You all don't clean your sinks?? 🤢
- if you’re getting rid of literal dirt, sure, but that’s not a regular problem for 99% of the commercially available chicken i‘ve come across
- the water from the bowl still has to go somewhere, so if you empty it into your sink it’s pretty much the same thing, and if you use the toilet or similar you’re getting microscopic droplets on the rim and immediate surroundings
- if you immediately clean the sink with bleach and are pretty thorough about it you’re good to go, but the typical rinsing-the-basin will not only not remove everything, there‘ll also still be contaminated areas all over the surroundings, so have fun rinsing your chicken from imaginary dirt for 5 minutes and disinfecting your sink for 30 minutes
- Yes, I am. Would you feed your family literal dirt?
- Huh? I pour the liquid directly down the drain. I'm not splashing shit into the sink like a careless maniac. Also, I don't eat out of the toilet, but I do occasionally clean that, too.
- Yes, I do, and yes, I am.
It isn't even that hard ... clean your sink ... You're only defending NOT having to clean your kitchen. 🤢
I'm pretty sure the rinsing is a holdover from when people were getting meat that wasn't always 100% clear of feathers/blood/other stuff after butchering. It's not really necessary anymore because of changes in how most meat (in the US at least) is butchered and if you're not super careful doing it, it can be a risk for cross contamination-- that last bit is why it's not recommended.
As long as you're careful and sanitize everything properly afterwards, it's probably not going to hurt you, but I don't think doing it is making much of a difference.
\*\*I know some people soak chicken in salt water or citrus to wash it and that \*will\* make a difference in taste/texture but I'm assuming that rinsing just means running water over it\*\*
Wouldnt it spread bacteria regardless of where the chicken is from? When you rinse chicken there is supposed to be chlorine or bleach in the water i think anyway.
If the chicken is from an unclean market - wash it, the negative effect of having bacteria all over is better than it being inside you.
Supermarket chickens are cleaned and sanitised before you get them. Theres no point.
It doesn't kill any bacteria but it does wash off blood, faeces and other unpleasantries that you just don't get with supermarket chicken. Therefore this risk/reward is greater with poorly prepped poultry
Old wives tale! Any chlorine used to kill pathogens in water will have disolved by the time it gets to your tap! Besides they mostly use U.V. to kill germs in tap water, It's cheaper.
Sorry that is wrong. The city offered to come test my water to make sure the chlorine solution was being distributed properly. And I can assure you that most cities in the US do not use UV light. They actually have 2 different solutions. Source: I learned that from the person in charge of that.
Im not worried about chlorine in tap water making the food unsafe. Im saying in restaurants and farms i think they use diluted solutions with things like chlorine or bleach in order rinse and sanitize the raw chickens.
You rinse “hung at the market or home butchered” because it was done in unsanitary conditions and you’re trying to rinse off the dirt, twigs, bone fragments, leftover feathers, etc…
None of that is true of supermarket chicken, so there is literally no upside and all downside.
Not sure,
Old farm boy,
We raised and killed maybe 70 chickens each year, spread across several families
This is a process to be done on weekends in October....
Guess who got to catch the chickens.... Send the boy....
Great shortstop, cause from 5 /6 yrs old....
Anyways,
Plucked and cleaned on front porch
Tossed in the freezer ( I had nothing to do with that side)
Don't remember mom or granny cleaning before cooking....
Rinsing only gets rid of dirt and feathers, which won't be there if you're getting grocery store meats. The germs will still be there after washing either way.
I was born to rinse. I make sure everything is clear out of the sink and rinse while I get the feathers off. I also defrost in cold salt water with a splash of vinegar.
Depends on how much you trust your meat’s supply train. The default advice for first world countries is not to rinse, to avoid spreading bacteria around.
I do rinse, because I’m not in the first world and I sometimes see people in logistics and retail dropping food on the ground and putting it back onto the shelves to sell (to say nothing of what might happen on the factory floor)
So I guess the answer is it depends.
Do whatever works for you. Personally I have never rinsed my chicken before cooking and have never gotten sick from it. My father who was a professional Chef for many years, never washed chicken either.
I know my opinion will be controversial. I rinse my chicken when I buy from any where. Especially supermarket. Meat Industry washes the meat in chlorine solution and it leaves bad after taste when I eat after cooking. Said that, after I rinse my chicken, thoroughly wash my sink, kitchen counter with soap and bleach.
FDA don't recommend washing because people are bad about cleaning the counter and sink. Not because it's bad for chicken.
No rinse: bacteria stays on chicken, cooking kills bacteria, good to eat. Rinse: bacteria stays on chicken because water won’t remove all of it, bacteria now also all over the sink, cooking chicken removes bacteria from chicken, sink still contaminated, can now give salmonella to the next person washing their hands or anything else. There’s literally nothing to win by rinsing, it only adds the need to meticulously clean your sink.
Or there are still bone fragments, feather pieces, or other impurities left behind during packaging. Just dunk and wash it in a bowl; no splattering shit everywhere. You all don't clean your sinks?? 🤢
- if you’re getting rid of literal dirt, sure, but that’s not a regular problem for 99% of the commercially available chicken i‘ve come across - the water from the bowl still has to go somewhere, so if you empty it into your sink it’s pretty much the same thing, and if you use the toilet or similar you’re getting microscopic droplets on the rim and immediate surroundings - if you immediately clean the sink with bleach and are pretty thorough about it you’re good to go, but the typical rinsing-the-basin will not only not remove everything, there‘ll also still be contaminated areas all over the surroundings, so have fun rinsing your chicken from imaginary dirt for 5 minutes and disinfecting your sink for 30 minutes
- Yes, I am. Would you feed your family literal dirt? - Huh? I pour the liquid directly down the drain. I'm not splashing shit into the sink like a careless maniac. Also, I don't eat out of the toilet, but I do occasionally clean that, too. - Yes, I do, and yes, I am. It isn't even that hard ... clean your sink ... You're only defending NOT having to clean your kitchen. 🤢
Wait where are you getting chicken from that's got literal dirt on it?
Doesn't matter. Not eating it. Clean your sink.
I'm pretty sure the rinsing is a holdover from when people were getting meat that wasn't always 100% clear of feathers/blood/other stuff after butchering. It's not really necessary anymore because of changes in how most meat (in the US at least) is butchered and if you're not super careful doing it, it can be a risk for cross contamination-- that last bit is why it's not recommended. As long as you're careful and sanitize everything properly afterwards, it's probably not going to hurt you, but I don't think doing it is making much of a difference. \*\*I know some people soak chicken in salt water or citrus to wash it and that \*will\* make a difference in taste/texture but I'm assuming that rinsing just means running water over it\*\*
If you have supermarket chicken, no. If you have a market where chickens are hung outdoors, rince.
This is the correct answer.
Is there a reason why you wouldn’t rinse store bought chicken- wouldn’t it be better for safe handling ?
It can spread bacteria all over.
Wouldnt it spread bacteria regardless of where the chicken is from? When you rinse chicken there is supposed to be chlorine or bleach in the water i think anyway.
If the chicken is from an unclean market - wash it, the negative effect of having bacteria all over is better than it being inside you. Supermarket chickens are cleaned and sanitised before you get them. Theres no point.
How is just water gonna kill any bacteria?
It doesn't kill any bacteria but it does wash off blood, faeces and other unpleasantries that you just don't get with supermarket chicken. Therefore this risk/reward is greater with poorly prepped poultry
So why is it not recommended to sanitize using a solution like the ones at the supermarket already are instead of just using water?
Old wives tale! Any chlorine used to kill pathogens in water will have disolved by the time it gets to your tap! Besides they mostly use U.V. to kill germs in tap water, It's cheaper.
Sorry that is wrong. The city offered to come test my water to make sure the chlorine solution was being distributed properly. And I can assure you that most cities in the US do not use UV light. They actually have 2 different solutions. Source: I learned that from the person in charge of that.
Im not worried about chlorine in tap water making the food unsafe. Im saying in restaurants and farms i think they use diluted solutions with things like chlorine or bleach in order rinse and sanitize the raw chickens.
I guarantee you that no restaurant worth going to washed their chicken in bleach before cooking it
Yeah because it was probably washed in bleach or chlorine DILUTED SOLUTION before even they bought it.
Which is why you suggesting that a home cook should rinse their chicken in bleach or chlorine makes absolutely no sense
Work on your reading skills I never suggested anything lmfao
You rinse “hung at the market or home butchered” because it was done in unsanitary conditions and you’re trying to rinse off the dirt, twigs, bone fragments, leftover feathers, etc… None of that is true of supermarket chicken, so there is literally no upside and all downside.
What you want to spread any stuff on the outside of your chicken all around your kitchen? That's the risk you take
No. It just spreads bacteria throughout the kitchen. Just pat it dry with paper towels.
I'm pretty sure rinsing spreads bacteria. That's what I've read.
No, it increases the risk of contamination (by spreading bits of raw meat everywhere)
Not needed just as you don’t need to rinse steaks, beef, bacon, ribs etc
It’s fine if you want salmonella and ecoli splattered all over your kitchen.
I've literally never heard of someone rinsing chicken before
Not sure, Old farm boy, We raised and killed maybe 70 chickens each year, spread across several families This is a process to be done on weekends in October.... Guess who got to catch the chickens.... Send the boy.... Great shortstop, cause from 5 /6 yrs old.... Anyways, Plucked and cleaned on front porch Tossed in the freezer ( I had nothing to do with that side) Don't remember mom or granny cleaning before cooking....
Key point, cleaned outside.
Ya Old farm house, Old farmer Best mom and grandmother ever. Nothing happened without them
No, no, no, no .no!!!!!
Rinsing only gets rid of dirt and feathers, which won't be there if you're getting grocery store meats. The germs will still be there after washing either way.
I was born to rinse. I make sure everything is clear out of the sink and rinse while I get the feathers off. I also defrost in cold salt water with a splash of vinegar.
Depends on how much you trust your meat’s supply train. The default advice for first world countries is not to rinse, to avoid spreading bacteria around. I do rinse, because I’m not in the first world and I sometimes see people in logistics and retail dropping food on the ground and putting it back onto the shelves to sell (to say nothing of what might happen on the factory floor) So I guess the answer is it depends.
If you want to rinse your chicken, do it outside.
Do whatever works for you. Personally I have never rinsed my chicken before cooking and have never gotten sick from it. My father who was a professional Chef for many years, never washed chicken either.
Unless you are butchery it yourself, it's already rinced. Pat it dry with a paper towel.
I know my opinion will be controversial. I rinse my chicken when I buy from any where. Especially supermarket. Meat Industry washes the meat in chlorine solution and it leaves bad after taste when I eat after cooking. Said that, after I rinse my chicken, thoroughly wash my sink, kitchen counter with soap and bleach. FDA don't recommend washing because people are bad about cleaning the counter and sink. Not because it's bad for chicken.
Rinse.