One time on Usenet, Tracy > said:
> I visited a friend this past weekend and we cooked together. I always
> wash/rinse my chicken before cooking and she said she never does. I was
> shocked. She even said to me "why" and I was even more shocked. She
> said she never washes/rinses any meat products. I wash everything. I
> don't think she even washes the veggies. No wait, she did use a salad
> spinner for the greens.
>
> She also uses hot tap water for pasta- she says it's quicker to boil.
>
> But then I got curious so I googled and found this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/22bowf
>
> Do you wash?

Meats and produce? Yes. They can get a good rinse without
cross-contamination if one is careful. I don't want all that
blood and feces on my meat, and I don't want pesticides on my
fruits and veggies. I just don't wash them at the same time...

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Jani in WA