Does raw chicken bought in the grocery store for frying or barbecue does it need to be cleaned in any way or can it go directly to the stove?

Answer 1

ANSWER:Meat of any kind needs to be cleaned and inspected before freezing or cooking. Ckicken and pork especially need further inspection as both spoil faster than beef. You need to visually inspect each piece of meat for feathers, bone fragments and any foreign material. You do not know the time that the bird was processed and how many hands have been in contact with it. A good rinsing under running water will usually do the trick. Be sure to wash your hands before and after handling the meat and any other surfaces it made contact with, such as countertops and cutting boards.

The reason you don't place it directly in the oven from the wrapper is because no matter how hard they try, there is going to be a certain amount of bacteria present. This bacteria needs to be removed before cooking, thus the cleaning described previously. With refrigeration and proper handling it can be kept to a minimum. Without, it can go bad in a short amount of time.