/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18076767
Doesn't matter. You should be brining your chicken before cooking it, so it ends up getting "washed" anyway.

>>18076774
Brining is good. When I can't be bothered I just pat it down with paper towel out of the package and cook with it straight away

>>18076767
All it does is spread Salmonella into your sink rather than killing it off while the chicken is cooking.

gross meme

>>18076774
Brine Chads rise up

>>18076767
>not washing your meat

>>18076875
>Nigger
Figures
>>18076774
What's your go to brine? Mine's 30 grams of salt per kg chicken, couple dls apple cider vinegar, a few whole black pepper corns and a couple of crushed up bay leaves. Fill it up with water and leave in fridge 24-48 hours.

>>18076767
It's not a good idea now because it spreads bacteria. But the practice had to come from somewhere so I just assume black people had a reason to wash their meat and never got over it

>>18076888
I dry brine since I get chicken with the skin on. 1 tsp of a msg and I+G mix (98:2), 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1tbsp garlic/onion powder all per lb.

>>18076897
>I+G mix
Is that some sort of nitrate salt? I only use that for longer projects, 14 days+

>>18076875
Why do normalfags think it's funny to waste food for these stupid gag videos? I remember back when normies all thought that guy throwing raw eggs at his toilet was hilarious.

>>18076767
don't.
>>18076857
also your chicken is gonna be clean when you cook it anyway so why wash it before?

>>18076888
Not him, but mine is a cup of salt, 1.5 cups soy sauce, 1.5 cups Chardonnay, then filled to a gallon.
Then I'll do tarragon, orange rinds, and pepper corns if it's a special occasion

>>18076767
only to remove debris and blood
best done in a separate sink, but most westerners dont have "wet kitchens" like in asian countries, so if you have to, wash briefly under a gentle stream and try not to splash water everywhere like a retard and just soap down your sink afterwards

>>18076767
only if you are a superstitious nigerian is this of any use, if your chicken comes with dirt, slime, excessive blood or liquid with blood protein, consider if you should find another distributor

>>18076991
Even then, just wiping it down with a cloth is a better practise than actually "washing" it. Its the running water, that splashes around(droplets you wouldnt even notice or see) that spreads bacteria and pathogens.

That said... If i have chicken thats past expiration that was stored in my fridge... I'll clean my sink out and carefully rinse them down(trying to wash off the toxins from any bacterial growth) and pat them dry, salt them, and cook them to 170F. Then i do a complete wipedown of everything in my kitchen with lysol since odds are its filthy even before i introduced all the chicken droplets.

>>18076953
You can tell from the color of the hands it is not a “gag” video

>>18076767
meme. if your chicken needs to be washed (and you didn't butcher it yourself or something) then you need to shop someplace better.
I see people try to clap back with "I need to wash the slime off" or something and it's like you need to get some better chicken, that shit's nasty.

>>18076774
as a brinelet how do you properly brine? what does it do

>>18078562
brining can be as simple as enough water to cover the meat and salted enough that it sufficiently salinates
leave it for at least a half hour and bam
juicier chicken
you can make it more complex by adding more ingredients

>>18076891
Old wives tales arent unique to black people. My mom used to wash chicken (but not any other meat) in the sink until I explained why it made no sense. Her mom probably taught her and she just assumed it was the right way to do things.

>>18076767
I do it as a meme, but I also think it's good practice. Washing your chicken
before cooking it helps to remove any bacteria or debris that may be on the
surface of the meat.

>>18081126
1. Cooking your food properly will kill all bacteria.
2. Washing could only affect the surface, not the inside of the meat.
3. Washing will spread the bacteria around your sink, which you most likely do not sanitize afterwards.
4. No chicken you buy in the first world is going to have "debris" on it.