• @someguy3
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    892 months ago

    Apparently washing your chicken was an old practice to “rinse the germs off”. In reality it just sprays germs everywhere. I can’t believe anyone thought it was a good idea.

    • @[email protected]
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      212 months ago

      I think it’s common where meat is sold in open-air markets. I read an article about the practice last year.

      • @someguy3
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        -42 months ago

        In the days before plastic packaging?

        • @[email protected]
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          102 months ago

          Those things still exist. Heck they might come back in the US once food prices rise and the FDA is disbanded.

    • @[email protected]
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      32 months ago

      It’s a leftover practice from days when standards were lower. Just like cooking pork to 165, it’s not necessary anymore, but habits die hard