I am doing the catering for my wedding and I made a blog on my facebook page about the list of food.

I stated that there will be fried chicken, I then put in brackets that it will be thoroughly washed.

A 'friend' came on to comment on the list and said 'I should not wash meat, its more prone to cross contamination, very unhygenic, take it from a vegetarian who knows best''

I am veggie too and always wash meat when I am preparing a mean for my partner. My mother washes meat as well before she cooks it and we have never had any problems!

What do you think of that?

The reason why I was meat is because there is still blood inside the meat, no one wants to eat cooked blood do they?
Do you wash you meat before you cook it?
I then thoroughly sanitise the area where I washed the meat to prevent any cross contamination

I feel utterly offended, I have blocked her from my page too.
i wash the meat in cold water
The reason why I listed that it would be washed is because I once went to a famous fried chicken fast food joint and I could smell that they did not wash the chicken and I saw cooked blood in the meat!!
I will wash the chicken/meat with lemon as well
we have a special container for storing the raw meat to avoid cross contamination

Chicken should definately be washed.

Washing meat can cause the meat to lose its flavor and juice. If you are cooking the meat and vegetables separately you should be able to avoid cross contamination with careful washing as you have stated. When you cook the meat the juices(blood) will come out. On the other hand when you wash the meat and remove these juices you are taking away the moisture. This makes the meat more dry and less flavorful. Hope this helps.=)

Why are you asking this here?

I wash all meat/poultry with lemon juice and water. A lot of west indians do. People need to have respect for meat because if not handled properly can cause all sorts of gastrointestinal problems. People wash vegetables so why the hell wouldn't they wash meat???

Carry on washing your meat. I'm sure you haven't harmed anyone because of this.

wash the chicken in running water. to avoid cross contamination, do not re use container that was used to hold the chicken until said container is thouroughly washed.

your vegetarian meat expert friend is being over dramatic about it

Ok, everyone step back and take a deep breath. It doesn't matter either way whether you wash meat first. It's completely acceptable to give it a quick rinse before you cook it. I rinse chicken and fish before I cook it. But, don't worry about cooking excess blood. There's plenty more in the meat already that you'll be eating. That's what makes red meat red--lots of hemoglobin from red blood cells in the muscle. Anyway, rinse it if you want to. For all of you who don't want to rinse it because you think you're contaminating everything, then just don't rinse it. Although, we'd all be so much healthier if we'd expose ourselves to more microbes every once in a while instead of harsh desanitizers. Ever wonder why so many kids have asthma and allergies these days? It's because we replace everything natural with harsh chemicals. Ok, rant over. My point is--wash it or don't wash it. It's not going to matter in the grand scheme of things.

This probably isn't the best place to be asking this question. A bit like asking what the best way to pray is in an Atheist's forum.

The only reason I'd find to need to wash meat is to have a bath or if my pets got muddy and needed a shower.