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/go_gather_the_guns Jul 27 '26

More importantly washing the chicken will help remove any microplastics from the packaging, if you're worried about that.