reusing utensil during cooking [duplicate]

When I'm cooking something, say boiling chicken in a pot or less commonly baking it, I may poke, shift, or stir it with a utensil while its cooking. Since it isn't completely cooked, my germaphobia dictates that I put it in the dishwasher and grab a fresh utensil each time, often using 3 or 4 forks during the process (I like to shift and break the meat apart as it cooks). Is this standard practice or is there there a way to use less utensils?

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Best Answer

As the meat should eventually reach a temperature that will kill any germs that may be reintroduced by the utensil, using a new one each time is overkill. Using clean utensils to remove the chicken from the pot and portion it out is a good idea however. You may also wish to place the utensil on a plate in between uses rather than on the counter just to reduce the risk of contaminating anything else you might put there.

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Can you use same utensils?

Be Mindful of the Utensils You Use "From a safety perspective, it is fine to use the same utensils to prepare all of your same clean produce or the same utensils to prep all of your raw meat, but you should not mix utensils between the produce and raw meat (or poultry and seafood)," she says.

How to clean utensils after raw chicken?

Use hot, soapy water to thoroughly wash plates, utensils, and cutting boards that touched raw meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, or flour.

Can raw chicken and raw beef touch?

Can Raw Beef Touch Raw Chicken? Yes, raw meats can touch each other because you'll be cooking them thoroughly before you eat them.

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