On Aug 22, 11:35?am, Tracy > wrote:
> 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?
>
> -Tracy

The info at that web site is just plain wrong.

Anyone worried about cross contamination from washing should never
bring food home. If washing causes cross contamination what does
cutting meat do... should one never quarter a chicken, butterfly a
pork chop, stuff a turkey, fillet a fish.... the info at that web site
is beyond wrong, it's imbecilic... now don't any of you do any meat
cooking, yer apt to cross contaminate your stove and your pots. That
info was obviously written by someone who doesn't cook, couldn't cook
if their life depended on it... obviously someone who never heard of
soap and hot water, never bathes... guess whoose. hehe

Sheldon