My eggs have chickenshit on them and thats' why they don't need refrigeration like you do in the US.
Also, I can eat them raw if I like. Finnish health authorities sign off on that.
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That isn't entirely correct, the layer of mucous around the egg is called the bloom - it isn't shit that protects the egg. The bloom actually protects the egg from bacteria that live in the chicken shit, and washing them removes that layer of mucous . Even still, the likelihood of getting salmonella from a supermarket egg is like 1 in 20k or something like that.
Source: I have chickens.
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Lots of people in the US have backyard chickens and their eggs have shit on them. A lot of us still refrigerate them though (I do). Once you're raised with it, it's a hard mindset to break.
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Aussie supermarkets sometimes refrigerate eggs and sometimes not. No idea what’s going on with them.
Your chicken should already be clean enough when you unpack it. Just choke it thoroughly and don't contaminate any surface with its juices.
when you unpack it. Just choke it thoroughly
This is sounding extremely unsanitary
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This is like finding out that there are Flat Earthers that actually believe and it’s not just a satirical joke.
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The only time I would ever wash a chicken is if I'm going to brine it in something. Otherwise it cooks just fine.
Not washing your chicken with vinegar gives it a dirty taste. Don't @ me.
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As a middle aged person who is generally healthy, I’ve never washed chicken. On a side note, we eat chicken weekly. I’ve not experienced diarrhea, or been really sick, or died post chicken eating. I could safely say 1/2 of the days of the year, at least, involve basic butcher parted out chicken, and it is delicious.
Washing a backyard/farm chicken post killing/plucking to remove blood and debris, sure. But what is the logic behind this strange internet trend?
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My mom has always made me "wash chicken," which would just be running it under water. Just chicken, nothing else.
I used to do it out of habit, but laziness seems to have worked in my favor this time.