http://www.nbcnews.com/business/stop-washing-your-chicken-8C11067715
Much more at link above. There are 2 videos included, one to animate why not to wash chicken, and another Julia Child video - the one where she explains which kind of chicken is which. I loved that episode (along with the one where she was showing an eel, in the '50's I doubt anyone was buying eel, lol.)
I have always washed the chicken. I was taught to. Even brined a few, wondering if it was making issues worse. It was. I will just season, wash hands, utensils, sink and area, and cook from now on. To be honest, I always wondered if I was just adding more germs by washing the chicken in City water. :blushing:
The water molecules carrying salmonella or campylobacter bacteria, two of the leading causes of food-borne illness, aren't visible to the naked eye. Even a trickle of water can give the pathogens a means of locomotion through a process known as "aerosolization."
Much more at link above. There are 2 videos included, one to animate why not to wash chicken, and another Julia Child video - the one where she explains which kind of chicken is which. I loved that episode (along with the one where she was showing an eel, in the '50's I doubt anyone was buying eel, lol.)
I have always washed the chicken. I was taught to. Even brined a few, wondering if it was making issues worse. It was. I will just season, wash hands, utensils, sink and area, and cook from now on. To be honest, I always wondered if I was just adding more germs by washing the chicken in City water. :blushing: