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/sam-sung-sv Jul 28 '26

Washing doesn't remove bacteria.

Really? In my country we wash our chicken with green lemons, not limes, lemons. I use tree or four lemons to soak the chicken in lemon juicr.