****Friendly Debate**** Rinse raw meat or don’t rinse raw meat? Why or why not?

No. Because it’s unnecessary

I rinse. Just something I picked up watching my mom and grandma do. Especially with chicken when I remove the skin.

No....there's no reason to

Nope. The bacteria in that water splashing all over the sink would be too hard to clean.

No rinsing. It spreads bacteria. Anything that you would rinse off would be killed off in the cooking process anyway.

I rinse and just clean with bleach, dish soap, and hot water. I’ve heard about bacteria splashing around, but that’s the purpose of cleaning.@lovelily, @squishymommy1,

@landloglillexliv, @jenx, @mariapb,

And I'm putting $5 on this not staying friendly. Lol #bboldtimer #notmyfirstmeatrinsefight

With vinegar.

I had never heard of people washing meat til I came on mum app's. There's no way in hell any Australian would be bothered with that 😂 Cooking meat kills bacteria anyway and any bacteria it can't kill is because the meat has gone bad.

No, because I'm cooking it

I rinse with water then vinegar just something my mom taught me and it always stood with me

No for me.

Out of curiosity, why do people who rinse meat do it? If you argue that you bleach your sink to kill the bacteria that is splashed from rinsing, shouldn't you also bleach the meat? If not, then wouldn't the same rinse you do to the meat be sufficient to clean your sink?

@haslberry, it’s just something I learned from my parents and others I’ve seen cook. It’s a habit. I bleach my kitchen and other areas in my house because that’s just how I clean anyway. I heard that rinsing meat spreads bacteria, so I just clean really well after rinsing my meat. I also rinse fruits and vegetables too. 🤷‍♀️

@lpheartsyou, @ariasmommy0816, what’s the vinegar for? That’s new to me. Seriously curious.

@jenx, hopefully it remains calm.

Vinegar is good to kill bacteria. I use it to clean and to take the smell out of things.

@ariasmommy0816, I use it to clean too, but never to rinse meat.

@thathusie, my dad is a chef and does this. So I always copied him. Lol

@thathusie, yeah, I'm not arguing against using bleach to clean, just that if it is necessary to use to kill the bacteria from meat juice in the sink, what is rinsing killing or really removing from the meat. I also rinse fruits and vegetables.

Vinegar is a natural and biodegradable cleaner that can be used to clean food surfaces. It also kills some bacteria, but not all harmful ones. You could use vinegar as a fruit and veggie wash if you wanted to go further than just a water rinse.

@its.a.bird That's why most people clean their sinks, at least I do, daily with bleach.

See, the thing is, it doesn't matter whether you do or don't do it, whether there is a reason to or not. It. Does. Not. Matter. And if that's something people want to argue about, bless their bored little hearts. Rinse or don't rinse. Big whoop.

My pop pop and granny was a chef they always rinsed the meat off first

I rise my meat because of the feel it has I don’t like it so I rise it off. I didn’t think about no bacteria or anything. Just rise the blood off I also wear gloves I hate touching meat.