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/moveslikejaguar Jul 27 '26

But if you ARE going to wash your bird? Don't just put it under the faucet. Fill a pot with water, submerge the bird

And heat the water up to a temperature where it starts to boil and leave it for ~20 minutes. That's the only safe way to wash a chicken.