Look, I'm no Julia Child, but I do pride myself on knowing my way around a kitchen, even if that way is just to the wine rack. Even though I'm no expert, I still like to think I know about all the major cooking sins — don't use metal on non-stick pans, don't soak cast iron, and of course, don't rinse fully cooked meat.
However, this is now apparently up for debate as a TikTok of a woman washing her meat has gone viral.
It's called improvisation, sweeties.
Plus, everyone knows adding a nice glug of Pinot Grigio to your pan instantly makes everything more elegant!
I can't be too perfect around my kids— my husband would just get jealous!
Growing up, my dad used to do this all the time, but as an adult, I'd never think to run my perfectly cooked meat under cold, running water.
It seems, so wrong to me!
I don't know why but I already feel sick just thinking about unclogging that sink.
All this effort, for what? Soggy meat?
In addition to clogging your sink, you're also rinsing off any seasonings you may have cooked your meat in.
Sure, it might make us feel more virtuous while inhaling a whole medium pizza by ourselves, but does it make it healthier?
I'm not convinced.
After cooking her ground beef, she comments on how much "disgusting" grease is in the pan.
She then proceeded to pour the cooked meat into a strainer... and... well...
This all seems kind of wild because as we know — fat = flavour and I'm sorry but rinsed meat does not sound like it has either of those things.
You know, the responsible thing to do!
I'd personally much prefer the before because this looks like some Taco Bell mystery meat nonsense.
Let us know in the comments down below.
If you do, do you have any hacks to keep it from clogging the drain?
