Chicken scares me
Anyone else scared to cook chicken for fear of undercooking it?
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shakemeup · 36-40
No.
Like any food that can give you food poisoning You just need to learn to store, cook it or prepare it properly then you will be fine.
I suggest getting a meat thermometer if you want to double-check that your chicken is cooked all the way. You will have more confidence in your cooking! Enjoy!
Like any food that can give you food poisoning You just need to learn to store, cook it or prepare it properly then you will be fine.
I suggest getting a meat thermometer if you want to double-check that your chicken is cooked all the way. You will have more confidence in your cooking! Enjoy!
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
@shakemeup Meat thermometer master race.
shakemeup · 36-40
@CountScrofula someone should make a study of the psychological origins of tool use. 🤔
you be you.
some of us just need more tools to successfully cook and gain confidence in cooking. The thermometer is a bit of a crutch. I'm jealous of those that don't require a meat thermometer for food safety. They are the real chefs.
I lack the natural talent/observational skills to just look at some meats and just know if it's done or not (mostly because I don't cook meat often enough to remember via repetition) much less treat cooking as the art that it is rather than a science.
It works for me and so I recommend it.
I humbly bow to the chefs who have better cooking instincts then I do.
you be you.
some of us just need more tools to successfully cook and gain confidence in cooking. The thermometer is a bit of a crutch. I'm jealous of those that don't require a meat thermometer for food safety. They are the real chefs.
I lack the natural talent/observational skills to just look at some meats and just know if it's done or not (mostly because I don't cook meat often enough to remember via repetition) much less treat cooking as the art that it is rather than a science.
It works for me and so I recommend it.
I humbly bow to the chefs who have better cooking instincts then I do.
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
@shakemeup I have good cooking instincts I find as my beloved thermapen slowly dies, but not perfect. Maybe if I cooked the same cut of meat over and over again. The thermometer lets me expand my range quickly without requiring the repetition.
That said I still tent to have a good knack for knowing when food is done at this point, but gimme that thermometer confidence.
That said I still tent to have a good knack for knowing when food is done at this point, but gimme that thermometer confidence.