Studies are probably right when they say that washing raw chicken does more harm than good but they assume your sink is clean anyway. (It definitely isn't.)
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Should you wash chicken before cooking it?
Serious Mealtimes / Amanda Suarez
No you probably shouldn’t wash your chicken. Studies have shown that washing it off is more likely to spread harmful bacteria than rinsing it off. That said the biggest concern of all seems to be washing chicken under running water as that’s what spreads the most bacteria and creates droplets. And of course whether you wash your chicken or not the most important thing is to practice good food safety practices at home to prevent cross-contamination and the spread of disease-causing bacteria.
Growing up in India it was common practice to wash ingredients before cooking including all meats and chicken. It wasn’t until I moved to America that I learned that washing meat especially chicken was discouraged by food safety authorities like the FDA USDA and CDC. Given the official stance of these federal agencies and the scientific studies that support their advice this article could begin and end with a simple statement: Don’t wash your chicken because science and the U.S. government say so.
