Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Best Way To Cook Chicken

Two Ways To Cook Chicken
First of all, there are two basic methods for cooking: dry heat and moist heat. Moist heat methods include microwaving, poaching, baking in parchment, steaming, and slow cooking.

How Long To Cook Chicken
Here are some general rules to help you. When cooking chicken breasts with dry heat, use high heat and cook for a short period of time. When using moist heat, use low heat and cook for a longer period of time. Grilled chicken breasts cook in 8-10 minutes, while poached breasts cook in about 15 minutes. Here is another tip: when cooking with dry heat, pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness so they will cook evenly.

Chicken breasts have little connective tissue; that means they can be cooked quickly because the long cooking time needed to soften connective tissue is not necessary. Brining A Chicken
One way to ensure juicy, moist chicken is to brine it before cooking. If your chicken has been pre-brined, I do not recommend brining again.

Cooking Chicken Breast
Many experts recommend that chicken breast meat must be cooked to an internal temperature of 170 degrees F, but others say 160 degrees F is fine. You will have a juicier chicken if you cook to 160 degrees F. Chicken must reach a temperature of 160 degrees F for 5.2 seconds to kill pathogens.

Conclusion
With these tips of cooking chicken, you should be able to dish out delicious chicken dishes from now on.

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