Survey: Do you wash your chicken?

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I don’t wash it either, but I do trim the fatty goo.

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I’m surprised 50/50 isn’t more popular–my answer to nearly every question is “it depends”. I always wash, even soak before making stock, including already cooked chicken bones–it removes some of the blood and reduces the foaminess. For pan sauteed dishes I usually don’t, as washing and drying is too much for my lazy self. Other applications, eh, it depends.

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Good point.

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Hi gaffk. Would you mind clicking the “heart” above for the “do not wash” reply. Thanks. I am trying to see how successful it is to collect votes this way.

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Sorry Chem, I didn’t “heart” because my failure to wash has nothing to do with spreading bacteria . . . I have a pretty robust immune system :stuck_out_tongue:

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  1. More often than not # 3 . No , it’s not the bacteria , It’s me being me .
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I dont wash it with water Yuk but I do generally rub it with lemon or douse with vingar before buttering up or whatever is going to come next

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What does the vinegar do? Same idea? To clean it? Or it is more for marinating?

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To clean and refresh and prep it I generally get the skin and the cavity I use lemon or vinegar depending what is handy I am not really thinking it does much its just habit but I def don’t like splashing chicken water around - my tenant does that every time - he is so so so afraid of raw chicken yet he is getting everything covered in chicken water - gross

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Tell him to fill the sink with water and have the chick swim in it :sweat_smile:

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I’m one of the 50:50 folks too. One of the stores I shop at always seems to have an abundance blood/juice/whatever in the packages, these get a rinse. The other, large chain type grocery does a better job of breaking down/handling, no rinse there

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Thanks Biscuit. If you don’t mind, please click on the heart of the “50:50” answer above… all the way up above. I am trying to use the heart thing to collect votes.

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I just changed the survey into a real poll. Please see the original post.

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Thanks. I accidentally vote for the wrong thing in my own poll. :slight_smile: Can I change it?

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Just click ur choice one more time to deselect, then vote again

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If the chicken is very fresh, I don’t wash it. I don’t think a water soaked chicken is tasty. I only wash it when it gets quite “slimy”. so it’s a 2:1 wash : not wash

BTW, where is the poll?

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If you scroll all the way to the top, you’ll see the poll.

PS: Nobody’s “soaking” their chicken. A quick rinse is all, and… you can dry it off!

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Thanks, voted!

I don’t know! the picts from ChemicalK looks like they have been there for hours swimming! :imp:

I think I once read it somewhere a warning from the (health) authority in UK that NEVER WASH A CHICKEN, we can’t kill the bacteria and we pollute the sink.

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I voted Never, but I rinse my brined and dry-rubbed birds.

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Now I raise the question, how about washing it in boiling water for a minute? We did that with cooking certain organs.

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