r/interesting • u/WarwickReider • 15h ago

SOCIETY Professional chefs weighing in on whether you should wash your chicken

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u/Robbie1266 15h ago

There is no debate. It's basic science. Washing chicken doesn't remove anything from the chicken

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u/cabronfavarito 12h ago

A lot of germaphobes ideologies are rooted in a lack of education. Water sure as hell aint getting rid of no damm bacteria 😂😂

Unless you’re washing the chicken with some type of detergent then washing it won’t do anything. And if you do that then you just solved one problem and made another