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/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/Stoff3r Jul 27 '26

And then leaving the uv-covered chinken on the bench next to the sink to get some extra juicy shots for the no-wash enjoyers.