Health experts recommend against washing chicken before cooking it because that can spread harmful bacteria. But if you’re among the nearly 70 percent of people who do, according to a survey of U.S.

If you've been told that washing raw chicken is good practice, you might find it unsanitary to skip when preparing chicken. But science actually says that habit could do more harm than good. David ...

According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chicken does not need to be cleaned, and doing so may be more harmful than beneficial. All you're doing is spreading infections around ...

Did you know that chicken is the most consumed type of meat in the United States? It's true! It's been steadily on the rise for decades, surpassing beef and pork. It's easy to see why, too: It's lean ...

The question is this: Should raw chicken be washed before cooking? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says no. "Do not wash raw chicken. During washing, chicken juices can spread in ...

Some bad habits are hard to break. Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, in collaboration with the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) and ...

This Australian Food Safety Week the Food Safety Information Council is concerned that more Australians are unnecessarily ...

Many folks who have also asked this question have opted to give the raw chicken a quick rinse under the impression that it can only help—understandable. However, according to Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, ...

Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby has sparked a debate on social media over whether people should wash raw chicken before preparing it, after posting a video on Instagram this week. The Dancing With the ...

How to cook a whole chicken in the crockpot. Now let me say, that sounds way scarier than it should. I started making I ...

The CDC recently warned against washing raw chicken, and here's why. Stop trying to wash raw chicken, or in the case of Thanksgiving, turkey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a warning ...

Granted, there’s a lot to take issue with in Patton’s fried chicken prep: the lack of seasoning in the flour(!) was a major grievance, as was the aggressive use of Lawry’s Seasoning Salt (no shade to ...