Also, what will happen if you accidentally eat a little raw one?
2006-06-07 22:53:32 · 10 answers · asked by The Imaginer 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
usually sticking a poultry thermometer into a thigh will tell you but if you don't have a thermometer, get a fork or knife and stick it into the thickest part of the breast or thigh and if blood comes out, its still raw. cook until only clear juice comes out. and usually eating a tiny portion of raw chicken wont hurt you.
2006-06-07 23:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by oldguy 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple different methods for knowing whether youre chicken is cooked or not. There are different cooking times (in minutes per pound of chicken) for frozen or unfrozen chickens. But what I always do is use my probe thermometer (which you could easily find at a cookware shop, they even sell them at some supermarkets), insert it into the thickest part of the chicken breast at an angle and bake it until the thermometer reads 140 degrees. if its a whole chicken, pull the it out at about 137, because the temperature will continue to rise another 3 degrees after it comes out of the oven. Perfectly cooked chicken every time! Consuming raw or undercooked chicken can lead to salmonella, a very not-fun bacteria that will make you VERY sick. So always cook your chicken to at least 140 degrees, and it wll be safe AND delicious!
2006-06-07 23:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by Steven D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you bake chicken usually you take on piece in the middle usually and slice it slightly to see if the meat is still pink , if it is , then put it back in the oven for half an hour to a full hour then its done. if its not cooked all the way then you'll know because its a lot squishier than usual when you chew into it and it does not taste very good that way , although if its cooked to where its just colored pink then it will either not affect you at all or it would just make you have a slight stomach ache , nothing serious from what I've experience with it. hope this helps :) .
2006-06-07 22:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by to whom it may confide 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just make a small cut inside to see if the meat is still pink or not. If it's not, it's done. If you eat a raw one, you'll probably be okay. It'd be pretty nasty, and you have an increased risk of food poisoning, but chances of that are still not too big.
2006-06-08 10:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by quepie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pierce it with a skewer when its a dark golden brown colour. If clear juices run out. Its cooked. Dont even try to eat raw chicken. There are so many viruses you can pick up.
2006-06-07 22:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a kitchen thermometer and test it to 165 degrees by the National serve safe requirements.
2006-06-08 01:34:52 · answer #6 · answered by The Squirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the inner temperature is less then 160degrees
You can get salmonella poising
2006-06-07 22:58:57 · answer #7 · answered by jimpat2350 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut into it untill u hit the bone, check it. if the meat thats touching the bone is still pink its not ready.
2006-06-08 00:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by Daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should not be pink and bloody. The blood has bacteria in it which will make you sick.
2006-06-07 22:59:58 · answer #9 · answered by Loka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will taste bad.
2006-06-07 22:56:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋