CDC: Do not wash raw chicken

[Daniel E.]

Washing raw chicken, meat, eggs can spread germs, CDC says
May 1, 2019, USAToday.com

"Kill germs by cooking chicken thoroughly, not washing it," the CDC tweeted in a follow-up Monday. "You shouldn’t wash any poultry, meat, or eggs before cooking. They can all spread germs around your kitchen."

 

[GaryQ]

I always assumed the less you manipulate it the less chances of contaminating everything around the kitchen. Not to mention whole bunch of stuff to sterilise after

 

[Daniel E.]

Or, at least in the U.S., just wait until already-cooked rotisserie chickens are on clearance at Walmart. I do that for my dogs

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Or, at least in the U.S., just wait until already-cooked rotisserie chickens are on clearance at Walmart. I do that for my dogs

Interesting. I don't think I've ever seen cooked rotisserie dogs up here, in Walmart or anywhere else.

Well, possibly Burger King...

 

[Daniel E.]

In Japan, they sell them as part of a breakfast combo meal: