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QuestionHow do you know if chicken is cooked without a thermometer?JoAnna Minneci is a retired Professional Chef based in the Nashville, Tennessee area. With 18 years of experience, Chef JoAnna specialized in teaching others how to cook through private cooking lessons, team-building events, and wellness and nutrition classes. She also appeared in numerous television shows on networks such as Bravo and Food Network. Chef JoAnna received Culinary Arts training from the Art Institute of California at Los Angeles. She is also certified in sanitation, nutrition, kitchen management, and cost control.Without the thermometer, you're just going to end up guessing. One thing you can do is poke the chicken. If it's firm it and the chicken is really firm.
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QuestionHow can you tell if chicken is overcooked?JoAnna Minneci is a retired Professional Chef based in the Nashville, Tennessee area. With 18 years of experience, Chef JoAnna specialized in teaching others how to cook through private cooking lessons, team-building events, and wellness and nutrition classes. She also appeared in numerous television shows on networks such as Bravo and Food Network. Chef JoAnna received Culinary Arts training from the Art Institute of California at Los Angeles. She is also certified in sanitation, nutrition, kitchen management, and cost control.If there's a lot of liquid in the pan, it probably means that all of the moisture that would have made a tender chicken breast moist and juicy is now squeezed out because of the muscle contracting as it's been overcooked.
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QuestionHow do I know when a chicken thigh is done?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerThe thigh is done when the internal temp is 16 degrees Fahrenheit, the meat inside is white and the juices are clear, and the meat slides off the bone fairly easily. Checking the temperature is the safest, most surefire way to tell.
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QuestionWhere do I get the little popup things to let me know the chicken is done?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerYou can get a pop-up timer online or at most stores, but they aren't always super reliable. They can go off before the chicken reaches a safe temperature.
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QuestionHow long should thin-sliced boneless chicken be in the oven?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerIt depends on the temperature of the oven. At 350 degrees Fahrenheit, for example, a boneless breast on the smaller/thinner side would be done in about 35 minutes. The higher the temp and the smaller the piece, the soner it will be done.
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