In article >, Tracy > wrote:

> >> Do you wash?
> >>
> >>
> >> -Tracy
> >
> > I always rinse meat off.
> > For steaks and stuff, it rinses off bone dust/fragments that are gritty
> > when eaten. For other stuff? Well, it just seems tidier and it was what
> > mom taught me to do.
> >
> > It sure won't hurt it!
>
> I totally agree. What can it hurt? I wash everything and always keep
> meat separate.

If nothing else, it rinses dust off of veggies, and any clotted blood
off of meat. I don't care for the texture of that stuff.

>
> The weird thing was that my friend didn't really have a reason why she
> didn't bother. If she had come out and said the USDA says..blah blah
> blah...but she didn't.
>
> She's not the best of cooks, but she at least tries.
>
> I don't remember my mother washing chicken. My husband used to work in
> the food industry (college dining) and is vigilant about food safety.
>
> -Tracy

Mom rinsed/washed all foods for various reasons.

The only thing I don't rinse off is bagged greens, but I'm reconsidering
that.

I need a salad spinner.
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