Tip of the week: Do you have to wash meat before searing?

2013

If the meat is moist, it squirts when searing.
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To impress my wife, I wanted to take over the weekend preparing the lunch. Although she was pleased, she looked at me suspiciously over the shoulder all the time and corrected me right away, as I just wanted to fry the meat. She said you had to wash it first. Is that really necessary? Andreas W. (50), Gummersbach

THE EXPERT: Yvonne Willicks, home economics and TV presenter (including "service time", WDR)

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