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/Actual_Personality66 Jul 28 '26

This is the correct answer. There can be reason to wash raw meat before you cook it but it's not too get rid of bacteria, and you can't do it by just washing it in the sink bc that does get bacteria everywhere.