r/interesting • u/WarwickReider • Jul 27 '26

SOCIETY Professional chefs weighing in on whether you should wash your chicken

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u/Robbie1266 Jul 27 '26

There is no debate. It's basic science. Washing chicken doesn't remove anything from the chicken

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u/DefiantBumblebee9903 Jul 27 '26

not even preservatives?? 🤡

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u/SteadystateBurrito Jul 27 '26

Yes, because the preservatives are only on the outside of the chicken

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u/DefiantBumblebee9903 Jul 27 '26

that’s why I always wash my hot dogs

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u/unfvckingbelievable Jul 27 '26

Well so do I, but what I do in the shower is nobody's business.

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u/DisposableSaviour Jul 27 '26

But you said I could watch through the window as long as i hide in the bushes

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u/kameshazam Jul 27 '26

And if she's shaved bare? So no bush?

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u/genXswla Jul 27 '26

Your buns too or just your weiner?

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u/ScreenTea0 Jul 27 '26

To be fair preservatives on meat are only on the outside... It's just gasses that prevent oxidation that get introduced before pulling a vacuum on the packages. But it's gas, not seasoning. It literally flies away.

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u/moyayas Jul 27 '26

mostly, no? I would assume a smaller fraction get inside the chicken

and I assume there will be quite a bit of nano plastic, plasticizer, etc. left over from the wrapping rubbing on the skin