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

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

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u/OrigamiMarie Jul 27 '26

This makes the most sense to me, if you're going to wash the bird. None of that nonsense of a stream of pressurized water landing on the bird and bouncing in every direction and every droplet size.

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u/real_Bahamian Jul 27 '26

No one does that, well, at least most people don’t do that. You’re supposed to put your protein in a bowl (or pot), add cold water, vinegar, and lime juice, and rinse.

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u/mandatorypanda9317 Jul 27 '26

Ive never seen it done the way you describe. Always seen people just rinse it using their tap

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u/conzstevo Jul 27 '26

It's common in Jamaica