Unwashed Chicken is totally safe if you do this one amazing trick.

Cook it properly.

If you don't know how to do that by sight or touch then buy yourself a instant read thermometer.

ITT: people who undercook their chicken think that washing is what's saving them when in reality, washing your chicken only enables a host of cross-contamination issues. Congratulations for turning your sink into a biohazard facility.

What kind of regarded shitfuckery is washing chicken? What u washing off the bacteria that will die by the time the chicken reaches a safe temperature? This just seems like a good way to spread salmonella all over ur sink with no advantage.

Lots of people really do.

Losing taste is one thing, but it can actually be dangerous by spreading salmonella&friends.

Adam Regusea going into detail

You should absolutely not wash your chicken, it is unnecessary and can splash bacteria around. Cook it to 165 F and youre 100% safe from bacteria.

Apparently washing your chicken was an old practice to "rinse the germs off". In reality it just sprays germs everywhere. I can't believe anyone thought it was a good idea.

It’s recommended you DON’T wash your chicken because that just throws bacteria around your kitchen.

Cook it thorougly. Use a meat thermometer to be sure and you’ll be fine.

Yes people do it.

No they shouldn't.

Maybe we all should once Trump disbands the USDA.

Your chicken should already be clean enough when you unpack it. Just choke it thoroughly and don't contaminate any surface with its juices.

I'm confused what they think they're washing off. If you don't believe the cooking kills the germs then you're not cooking it right (or are confused). If you think it's something that won't come off with cooking like dirt or dust, then, ew, why are you getting chicken from somewhere that gets it covered in dirt or dust?

As a middle aged person who is generally healthy, I’ve never washed chicken. On a side note, we eat chicken weekly. I’ve not experienced diarrhea, or been really sick, or died post chicken eating. I could safely say 1/2 of the days of the year, at least, involve basic butcher parted out chicken, and it is delicious.

Washing a backyard/farm chicken post killing/plucking to remove blood and debris, sure. But what is the logic behind this strange internet trend?

I watched a cooking video a few years ago about cooking a whole chicken. In the video it was said "we're not going to wash the chicken". I thought just the idea of washing a chicken was strange, so I checked the comments. It was a trainwreck of people being freaked out and disgusted by how she didn't wash the chicken.

I had to search through several forums and articles afterwards to confirm that I wasn't insane, and that I hadn't lived my whole life with disgusting food habits. But the topic of washing a chicken before you cook it is a strangely divided subject.

This is like finding out that there are Flat Earthers that actually believe and it’s not just a satirical joke.

My mom has always made me "wash chicken," which would just be running it under water. Just chicken, nothing else.

I used to do it out of habit, but laziness seems to have worked in my favor this time.

I was going to mention not washing your chicken, but the comments nail it. Don't wash your chicken, the bacteria just spreads around your kitchen.

taste like plain shit after

does homey not season his shit?