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[Greddleok]

What the fuck why would people wash meat? You literally cook it!

 

[rickyson1]

all the time

I also enjoy giving my electronics a nice hot bath before I use them

 

[thespot84]

THERE IS NO BLOOD ON YOUR MEAT UNLESS YOU BUTCHERED IT YOURSELF.

This is a super common myth, the red liquid is simply myoglobin and is perfectly fine. You don't need to wash it or anything else off and you shouldn't wash it because fucking germ theory.

 

[TheYanger]

Why the fuck would anyone wash meat? It's not a vegetable that came out of the ground, and presumably if you care about your health your'e about to cook the shit out of it. That shit is fine, washing it is just going to fuck with the flavor if anything.

 

[brokenbeans]

Only for you OP.

 

[vivftp]

Only for you OP.

I like where this is going

 

[G-Bus]

I have never heard of people washing/rinsing meat before...

If the meat is stinky maybe you shouldn't be eating it. find a new butcher.

 

[KaYotiX]

Wash it? Just marinate overnight and slap on grill or in oven.

 

[vivftp]

Well the overwhelming feedback in this thread has just reaffirmed what I'll be doing from now on. I fully welcome not having to wash meat in the future as I'm a lazy bastard, and anything I can do to make life easier is a-ok in my book

Glad others were able to benefit from this knowledge as well.

 

[Liljagare]

Not a thing I've heard of.

And I have worked as a butcher..

 

[TheBear]

Nope I just beat it like it owes me money

 

[Orpheum]

I know a bunch of people who rinse the meat with water before slapping it on the grill. I always ask myself why, as if a little bit of water helps anything, it's stupid. The same can be applied to washing your hands, just rinsing them with water does absolutely nothing...

 

[Sun Bather]

I've never even heard of this before.

 

[eso76]

Washing meat is sacrilegious.
That shit goes straight to the grill.

 

[Rembrandt]

I do it with chicken sometimes and I don't really know why. Any other meat, it's straight to cooking.

 

[George Washington]

No, it's not recommended.

FSIS - USDA: Washing Food

 

[vivftp]

No, it's not recommended.

FSIS - USDA: Washing Food

Umm, thanks for reposting the link in the OP?

 

[akira28]

EDIT: Did you think this was a chicken?

no my friend.
just explaining that my method isnt a splash hazard which is what all of the warnings against chicken washing refer to.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

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.

This. I have never in my life washed meat.

 

[WaterAstro]

Uuuh I don't wash my meat, but I don't think it'll make any difference in terms of health. It will definitely ruin the flavour and texture if washed too hard, whatever that means.

If it smells bad, you should throw it away. Stench is caused by bacteria, and that's when you can tell the bacteria has contaminated it.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

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Thanks for the spam.

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[99Luffy]

I wash chicken, out of that package they have that weird sliminess that I dont like. Same thing with fish.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

only the ones that has been in my freezer since 2009.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Gordon method is best method.

Can pan sear and perfectly cook a steak with little issue. Dat thyme, garlic, and butter.

 

[Conciliator]

THE MEAT SCREAMS TO BE WASHED.

WE MUST SILENCE THE MEAT.

 

[jviggy43]

No reason, anything you would wash off is going to be cooked at a temperature that will kill it anyway.

 

[jviggy43]

Uuuh I don't wash my meat, but I don't think it'll make any difference in terms of health. It will definitely ruin the flavour and texture if washed too hard, whatever that means.

If it smells bad, you should throw it away. Stench is caused by bacteria, and that's when you can tell the bacteria has contaminated it.

Yes and no. Dry aging is quite smelly but the bacteria that grows on it isn't harmful generally and is usually sought after because of the way it breaks down the fibers and helps create flavor.

 

[Zelenogorsk]

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..

If there is fecal matter on your steaks then I suggest you find a different butcher.

 

[Skyzard]

Of course.

 

[Yes Boss!]

Not washing meat goes totally against my culture. My family thoroughly washes/clean all meats with lime and vinegar. I think it's a Caribbean thing.

That is proper and a historical process as those are natural disenfectents. Many cultures do this.

 

[Mendrox]

I have never heard of people washing/rinsing meat before...

If the meat is stinky maybe you shouldn't be eating it. find a new butcher.

Bear meat is stinky as hell

Why do people wash meat?

 

[LordCiego]

Dont wash you Meat. But I would lie if I said ive never done it, sometimes when I was younger I used water to unfrozen Meat faster but thats not a very good thing to do.

Nice to know that you have learned something with this thread, now dont let your family convince you of the contrary because they have washed it all their lives.

 

[codswallop]

The only time I've ever washed a cut of meat was when I've dropped it on the floor. Completely pointless otherwise. More harm than good can come of it.

I wash chicken, out of that package they have that weird sliminess that I dont like. Same thing with fish.

Pat it dry with good quality paper towel. The towel won't stick and it won't be slimy. Chuck the towel in the bin.

I only do it with fish, or if I'm crumbing chicken.

 

[novabolt]

Depends where I get it from.

If I get it from a place that has other meat beside it or if the hair on the chicken hasn't been fully removed, I will wash it.

 

[Greddleok]

Nice, four sentences and every one of them filled to the brim with purely made up bullshit no one has ever said in this thread.

Thanks for the spam.

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Do you wash spam before you eat it?

 

[Grassy]

- Not room temperature.

- Not room temperature.

- Doesn't say amount of time.

- One hour doesn't get you to room temperature.

It takes several hours to come to room temperature, much more than what all these chefs are claiming--that's what that page is saying.

Ahhhh ok I get it now, I confused myself. I guess I shouldn't use the term 'room temperature' for the ~30 minutes or so I leave my steaks out for, which obviously doesn't get them to room temperature. My bad.

 

[akira28]

If there is fecal matter on your steaks then I suggest you find a different butcher.

Its just a preventative measure since I've seen news reports about the malpractice of supermarket meat departments, and larger scale slaughter houses. They often find small amounts of nasty, so if i see something slick and non fleshy when I grip the meat, I give it a nice dip until whatever was on the surface is gone. If this offends, get thee over it.(not you, other folks I mean.)

If I trust the butcher and saw him cut it and put it in wax paper in front of me, like the few times I've been fortunate enough to go to an actual butcher in my area and not a faceless meat department in a supermarket, then yeah I have no problems just throwing that into the fire until its well done and crispy.(honest troll) But otherwise I'm careful and I'm indifferent to the offense your meat gods feel.

 

[farmerboy]

Ok so this is a cooking thread.

So, sooooo disappointing.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

watch meat? the fuck?

Ok so this is a cooking thread.

So, sooooo disappointing.

lmao

 

[akira28]

Ok so this is a cooking thread.

So, sooooo disappointing.

did you really..want to discuss...the other thing?

 

[farmerboy]

did you really..want to discuss...the other thing?

OP had to know thats a clickbait title. Came in expecting a legendary thread about genital cleanliness, left weirded out at the thought that people wash meat.

It was too much to expect though, I suppose weekend GAF hasn't started yet.

 

[Silent Chief]

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.

Yeah, I never saw a point in washing meat and I've never done it.

I just cook it.

My wife always washes every thing and complains when she sees me handling meat.
I remind her of the recommended procedure and she makes a face.

Then she says a prayer before she eats it.

 

[Silent Chief]

Depends where I get it from.

If I get it from a place that has other meat beside it or if the hair on the chicken hasn't been fully removed, I will wash it.

Do you wash the hair or just shave it?

 

[StayDead]

God no. Washing meat makes germs spread EVERYWHERE in your Kitchen. Especially from Chicken.

Properly cooking meat kills any germs that may be present.

 

[neorej]

Depends where I get it from.

If I get it from a place that has other meat beside it or if the hair on the chicken hasn't been fully removed, I will wash it.

If you got hair on your chicken, you got other problems than germs.

 

[NumberThree]

What? Never even thought of washing meat before cooking it, and never seen anyone do that..

 

[bobbytkc]

lol where are you buying meat with shit on it? don't do that, that's a bad place to shop

You guys seem to have a lot of trust in the people that handle the food before it reaches the supermarket counter.

Me, I am not paranoid about it, but I know people get sloppy, I see that all the time in my day to day life, so I just rinse my meat before I cook them. Simple.

 

[jet1911]

You guys seem to have a lot of trust in the people that handle the food before it reaches the supermarket counter.

Me, I am not paranoid about it, but I know people get sloppy, I see that all the time in my day to day life, so I just rinse my meat before I cook them. Simple.

Rincing your meat does absolutely nothing good to it. If by any chance it's not good to eat for whatever reason splashing water onto it won't change anything.

 

[bobbytkc]

Rincing your meat does absolutely nothing good to it. If by any chance it's not good to eat for whatever reason splashing water onto it won't change anything.

Washing my sneakers does absolutely nothing good to it, but I wash it to get the dirt off. That's it.

 

[paradise_circus]

are people out there washing minced meat?