It's 165° F. Or...is it? If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: you don’t want to mess around with undercooked chicken. Cook it to at least 165° F to kill harmful bacteria, ...

While seasoned cooks may be able to tell if chicken is fully cooked by paying attention to visual cues — the flesh should be firm, and the juices should run clear when pierced — it's never a bad idea ...

What its real shelf life is—and how temperature, storage, and reheating make all the difference between a safe meal and one you should skip.

Whether you're cooking chicken, beef, pork, or lamb, getting meat to the right internal temperature is vital. Our test kitchen is always developing new recipes and working on different techniques to ...

Baking chicken is one of the most fundamental cooking tasks, yet it's still a technique that can generate uncertainty. There's always the fear of suffering dry baked chicken or a prepared piece of ...

Poaching, steaming, and boiling chicken are some of the healthiest ways to cook it. They decrease harmful chemicals and keep ...

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