https://www.scarymommy.com/cdc-do-not-wash-raw-chicken/?
Seems like some people think they know better than the CDC. So, do you follow the CDC’s advice and leave your chicken unwashed or do you wash?
Never have I washed my raw chicken. Never had food poisoning. Just make sure it’s cooked.
No.
Depends on how slimy it feels.
Sometimes, halfheartedly (because my mother did so). I’m delighted to have a reason to not do it.
Can we also skip washing the turkey? That is a real pain.
Lol. Same as @Wellspring. If I open the package, think the chicken might be marginal, and have no other options for dinner, I might wash it. Otherwise, no. Never. I always thought it was kind of ridiculous and was glad to read it wasn’t necessary. I already make about 20 trips to the sink to wash my hands while preparing chicken. I don’t need the extra work.
I cook chicken all the time and I don’t think I have ever once washed it.
Nope. I do usually rinse out the turkey. But I don’t think I’ve ever washed chicken. If the chicken seems marginal, I throw it out (don’t feel like washing it would help)!
Well, maybe I better backtrack on the turkey. No matter how far ahead of time I start thawing the turkey, there is ALWAYS some ice in it when I get ready to stuff it. So I’m not really washing it, I’m putting some warm water in to get the ice out. 
Only get boneless, skinless pieces. I rinse off and otherwise remove visible fat.
I do not wash. If it even slightly smells or is slightly slimy I toss it. It’s not worth getting sick. I do use a meat thermometer to determine if it’s done.
No!
I’m a microbiologist. Dead Salmonella tastes just fine if you cook the chicken well.
Rinsing chicken under the faucet just splashes the bad bugs around.
Easier for them to gain access through your mouth or eyes or open skin.
I think there is some kind of lettuce “soap” to rid it of parasites.
Is there chicken soap?
I cook chicken frequently and was taught to rinse it. Ever since I read about the bacteria going all over the sink, dishes etc from the rinse being worse than the chicken the way it is packaged, I discontinued it. With you all on the when in doubt throw it out for slimy or mealy looking chicken
Never wash it. I also have a pathological need to wash everything the chicken or the chicken’s packaging touches, so if I washed the chicken then I’d be washing the sink and my clothes with bleach shortly after. And probably washing my face too if my crazy brain got the notion that microscopic water particles from the faucet would hit the chicken and bounce off with salmonella hitchhikers into my face. So yeah, no chicken washing in my house.
How do you then open the package? Directly over and into the garbage bin? If you open the chicken package in the sink or on a plate that then goes into the sink, you might as well rinse the chicken and then wash the entire sink area with soap and hot water. I always do, and that’s why I have non-porous countertops. It is always a good practice to scrub the sink and working area after handling any raw meat or fish.
IMO, the recommendation not to wash the bird stems from the fact that it is easier for some people not to wash something than to wash something else (sink) thoroughly.
I’m pretty sure that years ago there was a 60 Minutes story about how chickens are processed and the point was made that packaged chicken needs to be washed. I am a washer of chicken and I swear I got the idea from there. Maybe the 80s.
We wear disposable gloves when handling raw chicken. Buy only skinless and boneless. Do not wash. Use different spatula at the beginning than the end of cooking. Use a meat thermometer if thick enough.
I open the chicken on the counter and then wipe the counter down. I made chicken tonight, chicken legs with herb de provence braised in white wine and stock, yum so good.
yes ,everybody chickned needs to be washed
I made a sheet pan dinner of chicken ? and sweet potatoes. Hope we are still alive tomorrow because I washed the pieces and then patted them dry. Of course, the sink and working area were immediately scrubbed after the chicken. Veggies were washed first, cubed, and set aside in bowls cooking show-style. That is my cooking MO.