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GAF do you wash your meat?

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vivftp

vivftp

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I'll admit I have never done much in the way of cooking from raw until recently and just last night I learned that apparently it is not recommended to wash your meat prior to cooking. Most online sources I have read seem to reference the USDA

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/porta...food-does-it-promote-food-safety/washing-food


Now this flies in the face of what my family and friends have been saying, so I am curious what GAF does. One argument I have heard is you wash it because you don't know what conditions the meat was cut and packaged in. Another is you wash it to rid it of the rank smell. I don't really buy those, but I wanted to get more info and opinions.
 
GavinUK86

GavinUK86

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Do I wash my meat?

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I should probably add, yes I do. Always have done.
 
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Faiz

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I will usually rinse chicken, then dry it, yes. Most meats I just dry it.

Kinda odd they recommend against it for fear of cross contamination. I rinse it in the same sink I wash the cutting board and knife in then bleach the lot.
 
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PillarEN

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Fish with cold water, every other kind of meat with warm water. The exception is minced meat because it becomes such a hassle to work with when wet and I also don't wash it if the meat is already pre-seasoned/marinated.

DO NOT WASH FISH WITH HOT WATER. ONLY COLD. THAT SALMON WOULD SLAP YOU IN THE FACE IF IT NEW YOU WERE WASTING ITS TASTE AWAY WITH HOT WATER
 
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Hoo-doo

Banned
Wash... meat?

I cook the meat. If bacteria manage to survive that hellish ordeal, then more power to them, they won. Survival of the fittest, yo.
 
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jet1911

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Nope. Are you white OP? I've heard of people doing that in other country so I guess it could be a "cultural" thing?
 
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A Fish Aficionado

I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
vivftp said:
Now this flies in the face of what my family and friends have been saying, so I am curious what GAF does. One argument I have heard is you wash it because you don't know what conditions the meat was cut and packaged in. Another is you wash it to rid it of the rank smell. I don't really buy those, but I wanted to get more info and opinions.
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What kind of meat are you buying?

"rank smell"

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The Lamonster

The Lamonster

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I rinse raw meat before preparing it for cooking.

There are always chunks of meat/fat/bone that come off and I pat it dry right afterwards.
 
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SpecX

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I've recently stopped doing this with red meats, but still wash poultry since I normally remove some of the excess fat and any leftover wings.
 
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tearsintherain

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No. If the meat smells weird it goes in the trash. Washing meat would only affect the surface, cooking at appropriate temps would kill anything on the surface anyways. You cook it long enough so that meat is cooked all the way through to kill anything that might be inside the meat, where washing wouldn't get to.

Chicken I usually marine 24-72 hours in spices and soy sauce and other stuff so I definitely don't wash that, want that marinade seeping in during the cooking as well.
 
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Yes Boss!

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No need. I mean...there are specific cooking reasons you would want to wash red meat like to get rid of the blood when braising it somthat your stock remains clear.
 
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newdayrocks

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vivftp said:
I'll admit I have never done much in the way of cooking from raw until recently and just last night I learned that apparently it is not recommended to wash your meat prior to cooking. Most online sources I have read seem to reference the USDA

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/porta...food-does-it-promote-food-safety/washing-food


Now this flies in the face of what my family and friends have been saying, so I am curious what GAF does. One argument I have heard is you wash it because you don't know what conditions the meat was cut and packaged in. Another is you wash it to rid it of the rank smell. I don't really buy those, but I wanted to get more info and opinions.
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Never. Washing meat in the sink is a super easy way to spread salmonella, trichinosis, and who knows what else all over your kitchen.
 
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gblues

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<insert penis joke here>

No. I'm pretty sure part of the requirements of using the USDA label is adherence to safe butchering practices. Anything harmful on the surface of the meat is going to get killed when you cook it, so as long as the meat hasn't started to rot, you're safe as long as the meat goes directly from the packaging to the pan.

If you're cooking meat that hasn't been USDA-inspected, then maaaybe, but you better disinfect the sink area immediately afterwards.
 
vivftp

vivftp

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jet1911 said:
Nope. Are you white OP? I've heard of people doing that in other country so I guess it could be a "cultural" thing?
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Nope, brown as can be.

Yeah, some sites I have read speculate it is culturally based. It really doesn't seem necessary if you're in a first world nation and buying meat from the grocery store or butcher.
 
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taybul

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Only reason I've heard not to is for chicken and that you're risking spreading the salmonella or whatever more if you wash it.

I never wash any meat I cook.
 
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akira28

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sorry USDA but I'm gonna wash my meat. If at least it gets a quick dip into some cold water. I don't know what happened between my kitchen and the slaughterhouse, but I know there won't be any fecal anything on my stove..
 
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A Fish Aficionado

I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
akira28 said:
sorry USDA but I'm gonna wash my meat. If at least it gets a quick dip into some cold water. I don't know what happened between my kitchen and the slaughterhouse, but I know there won't be any fecal anything on my stove..
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This is ridiculous. Might as not well eat any meat or vege and live in a hermetically sealed bubble, eating sterile food.
 
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marrec

Banned
No.

Well I mean, I wash my Penis. I do that every morning, sometimes twice a day. I don't vigorously scrub it though because that's a one way trip to jock itch. I mean, lets face it, the Penis is a delicate and sensitive flower and you need to treat it as such okay folks?

But my beef, chicken, etc? No, don't be silly.
 
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studyguy

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I mean I buy things in bulk so by default once frozen they usually end up having to touch a bit of water to clean off things after thawing. Though Yeah I generally run it under water for a second or two. I don't even know why now that you mention it. My parents did it and I just picked up on the habit.
 
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thelatestmodel

Junior, please.
akira28 said:
sorry USDA but I'm gonna wash my meat. If at least it gets a quick dip into some cold water. I don't know what happened between my kitchen and the slaughterhouse, but I know there won't be any fecal anything on my stove..
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It's not needed. Like, at all.

Straight from the packet, onto the grill / pan.
 
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squidyj

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Nah, never.
I think people look at it backwards like the meat is this dangerous contaminated stuff, can't let it touch anything. In reality it's the other way round.
 
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neorej

ERMYGERD!
akira28 said:
sorry USDA but I'm gonna wash my meat. If at least it gets a quick dip into some cold water. I don't know what happened between my kitchen and the slaughterhouse, but I know there won't be any fecal anything on my stove..
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Did you know people in the slaughterhouse lick the meat before packaging. It's a ritual.
 
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A Fish Aficionado

I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
akira28 said:
I will fight your entire family.

I also have this bottle of disinfectant I use to wash the stainless steel sink with after I dip the raw chicken into the bowl of vinegar and water.
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What you do to your sink is irrelevant. The premise is just empirically false.
 
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