Page 58 - Turkey Book from Meathead

farming methods. These concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), sometimes called factory farms, are designed to deliver low priced big breasted birds grown to market size much faster than nature intended. Birds are then processed in slaughterhouses and high-speed disassembly lines. During the process, poop can get on their skin, on the knives and gloves of the workers, on the conveyor belts, and in the water baths that are used to remove feathers and rinse the meat. It is practically impossible to prevent contamination, and it happens on small organic farms, too.
So you must handle raw poultry like kryptonite. Thoroughly wash your hands, tools, counter tops, cutting boards, sink, platters, tongs, and anything that contacts uncooked poultry.
The best solution, pun intended, is to buy an empty spray bottle at the drug store and fill it with a dilute solution of water and household bleach. Bleach is a powerful sanitizer. That's why they put it in swimming pools. USDA recommends a solution of one tablespoon of good old fashioned 5% unscented, liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of water. Store the bleach solution in the bottle, tightly sealed, and use it often. It will remain potent for months.
Vinegar, acids, and other compounds do not work. We don't care what you read. Ask any microbiologist. We have.
After washing your cutting board, knives, meat grinder, counters, and sink, thoroughly wet their surfaces with the bleach solution and allow it to stand for several minutes. Rinse with clear water and air dry or pat dry with clean paper