How to know when chicken breast has cooked through?
Sometimes chicken breast can be thick and I never know how to tell when it's cooked! How can I be certain it is cooked all the way through?
Best Answer
A thermometer is the only way to be sure.
For methods with a consistent level of heat (stove, oven), you should able to learn the average cooking time, and outwards cues of color and texture that match the right internal temperature. Remember that these will vary with cooking method and temperature. Internally, the meat should look opaque and white.
These are CUES of doneness, not guarantees. Use the thermometer.
For methods with inconsistent levels of heat (bbq, campfire), wait until it looks nearly done and then check with the thermometer.
Err on the safe side. Prepared properly, chicken is a lot more forgiving of overcooking than steak.
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How can you tell if chicken is cooked without cutting it?
When you're cooking whole chicken, measure the temperature in the thigh region near the breast. For chicken parts and thinner pieces, you can insert the thermometer horizontally. The safe internal temperature for all types of poultry is 165 degrees Fahrenheit.How can you tell if chicken breast is done without a thermometer?
One of the simplest ways to tell if chicken meat is fully cooked is to judge the color of the juice that comes out of it. To do this, simply pierce the meat at the thickest point and watch the color of the juice as it pours out of the cut. If the juice is clear, that means that the chicken meat is done.Can chicken breast be a little pink?
The USDA further explains that even fully cooked poultry can sometimes show a pinkish tinge in the meat and juices. Hemoglobin in the muscles can react with air during cooking to give the meat a pinkish colour even after cooking. Even knowing this, it's startling to cut into a chicken and see pink.More answers regarding how to know when chicken breast has cooked through?
Answer 2
Best way is a meat thermometer.
Answer 3
Cook chicken with someone who's done it many times before and see how they check it. Pay attention to what it looks like near the bone (or in the center of the largest pieces if there are no bones). Do this a couple times and enjoy eating with other people :)
Or use a thermometer, but make sure it's reading the temperature correctly, and that you're putting it into the thickest meat near a bone. It'll work, but I trust someone who's done it before over a gadget I've never used.
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