Questions about handling, preparing, or cooking chicken, either whole or parts.
Questions tagged [chicken]
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How can I cook more flavorful Chicken through and through?
When I cook chicken, the flavor seems to be concentrated in the skin. But when I get a rotisserie chicken from Costco, it seems to be very flavorful through and through, beyond just the skin.
I've experimented with various seasonings, including…
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Does this tinned food need to be cooked?
I’ve recently started eating tinned chicken, specifically the Roberts brand as shown below.
When I open the can, it looks kind of raw and kind of tastes as such, but that could just be my imagination.
I have tried to contact the manufacturer for…
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How to prevent the chicken breasts from drying out
One of the methods I use to cook chicken in general and especially chicken breast is as follows:
put the chicken into a frying pan. Pour 1/2 a cup of water and let it cook on medium heat for as long as two or three tablespoons of water remains. I…
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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?
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Advice for making/keeping shredded chicken moist?
My dietician ordered that I eat chicken. I found that to eat the portion I'm supposed to eat (10oz), it's easier to shred the chicken and take 10oz of shredded chicken, rather than try to find 10oz breasts. I am trying to meal prep this chicken over…
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Can I make fried chicken without a deep frier?
I've made southern style fried chick before and really enjoy it but found using all the oil to be quite expensive. Could I:
A) Pan fry it? (I know this one is a stretch but could it work if the chicken breast was precooked?)
B) Only make it so the…
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Tricks to ensure Mailliard/Browning reaction?
Seems like a question that would've been asked before, but I couldn't find a pre-existing question. Sorry if this is a duplicate.
Anyway, I do a lot of stir-fry, usually with chicken. My usual method -- I cube the chicken, then brinerate it in soy…
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What "actually" tastes (and cooks) like chicken?
I have been allergic to chicken my entire life, and I am looking for a chicken substitute for a variety of recipes.
Of course I've heard the old saying that "everything tastes like chicken", but I would actually like to know if there's some type of…
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Why does my chicken breast become so dry?
When I roast a whole chicken, I always make sure that my chicken is cooked to the proper temperature. Quite often, this results in juicy legs and thighs, but dry breasts.
Is there a reason the chicken breasts end up so dry, while the legs and things…
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Trouble with Baked Chicken Wings
I do not have a deep fryer (and do not plan to purchase one), but I have made chicken wings successfully in the oven. (My mom, --from Buffalo, NY-- even approves of this method.)
The problem is that my results are not consistent. The first time I…
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Am I missing something with Beer Can chicken?
I've tried beer can chicken a few times, BBQ and in the oven, but it doesn't seem overly special to me. I am not sure if I should also be covering the chicken with some kind of sauce, but the chicken never seems to absorb much flavour, so I am…
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What is this really tasty part of a chicken found in a cavity in the hip?
About once per month, my mother prepares chicken with rice and a currysauce with pineapple. I don't know exactly what the method of preparation is of the chicken because it's prepared by one of those traveling grilling trucks.
However, what I do…
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Why does the fat on my chicken broth sometimes solidify, sometimes not?
I've been making chicken broth pretty much the same way for decades. I cut up a whole chicken, cutting through the bones of all but the breast and thighs (to release marrow). I pretty deeply brown the pieces (with skin) in the bottom of a stock pot,…
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What is a "soup chicken"
How is "soup chicken" different from "cooking chicken". Is it a different breed or just old chicken? Can I eat its meat?
I have always made soup from the bones of boneless chicken I cook. Today I got a chicken specifically for soup, whose packing…
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How do I cut out the vein/tendon from a chicken breast tendorloin?
I like to cook grilled chicken sometimes to go in salads. The problem I always have is that in the chicken breast tendorloins I buy, there is always a tendon or vein or something. It's white when uncooked and is extremely tough.
At first I tried not…
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