Nancy Young wrote:

>I wash my chicken, nothing's changed. I
> wash my mushrooms too, they get a
> quick rinse.

I really don't think there is such a thing as being too fussy when it
comes to proper handling of food in the kitchen, which includes
cleanliness. I rinse chicken off under running water in the sink and if
I need to cut it up, I do so on a clean cutting board, which I
immediately put in the dishwasher, along with the knife, then wash my
hands, of course. I keep a squirt bottle of Clorax and water (very
strong with Clorax) which I clean my stainless steel sinks and counter
tops with daily.

I wash my hands many times while preparing food with regular liquid soap
- not anti-bacterial.

I also wash off mushrooms, grapes, lettuce, and all berries I buy. I use
liquid soap and water on cucumbers, zucchini, green pepper (and other
peppers) and tomatoes, and also the outside of apples, oranges and
lemons before cutting, especially if going to grate the rind.

AFAIC when it comes to food one can't be too careful...that's not being
paranoid, that's being sensible.

Judy