Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> I was snooping into another cooking group today and they were discussing
> washing raw chicken, which I have always done before cooking
> it....rinsing it off under water and drying it, but a poster said that
> she was watching the Dr. Oz show and a doctor there said NOT to. He says
> by washing you are possibly spreading germs and fecal matter through
> your kitchen wherever a stray water droplet carrying the bacteria lands.
>
> He says take it from the package and just cook it thoroughly. The high
> temp will kill and germs.
>
> I think I will continue to wash it like I always have and then wash my
> hands throughly before continuing on with preparation to cook the
> chicken. How many here wash raw chicken?
>
> Judy

Absolutely was the chicken, the same as most every other type of meat as
well as vegetables. If it's "spreading germs" you 'aint doing it right
and your kitchen must be a bacteria incubator. I sanitize all the
surfaces in my kitchen regularly and the work surfaces every time I use
them.