Urgent! How to know if roasted chicken is cooked?

Question

Roasting chicken know!!!!!!

Sorry, but what is the meaning of 'when juices run clear'? thanks for taking time to answer my question.

Answer 1

When Whole Chicken, Wings & Thighs Food Thermometer Temperature should be 180, Breast should be 170 to destroy foodborne bacteria.

Answer 2

Weigh the chicken, then put the oven on gas mark 4,pound the chicken take out giblets if they are in the chicken, cook the chicken for 30 minutes for every 1lb the chicken weighs. For example if the chicken is 3lb then this equals 30 minutes times 3 = 90 minutes add on an extra 20 minutes so this equals a total of 110 minutes or 1 hour and 50 minutes. Use a fork to dig into the meat and if no blood comes out of the chicken, then it is cooked if there is then put it on for another 20 minutes and repeat the stab process again.

Answer 3

Stick a meat thermometer in the thickest part.

Failing that take a skewer and jab it into the thickest part of either thigh. If the liquid runs clear, it is done. If you get a bloody liquid coming out it needs a bit longer in the oven. Average is 20 mins per pound plus twenty minutes but of course this is not an exact science as all ovens vary slightly.

Just remember raw chicken is dangerous!!

Answer 4

ok , when you feel that the bird is cooked, use a skewer or knife insert the skewer just above the leg into the chicken push down slightly and the cooking juices wil run along the skewer if the juices run clear with no blood in it , the bird is ready.
dont forget 20 mins to the lb and 20 mins extra cooking time

Answer 5

I check by proding my chicken with a sharp knife, if the juices come out pinky or red, it is not cooked. The juices should be clear in colour. A safe way to check your meats is to buy a probe, most caterers/chefs use them in kitchens. Its a prong attached to a digital temperature reader, a safe temperature for your meat should measure at 75 degrees C. Heat kills any bacteria over this temperature. Hope this helps x

Answer 6

If you aren't sure what 'clear' means in 'the juices run clear' then simply take hold of the leg bone and pull on it. If the leg separates from the chicken easily, the meat is done.

Answer 7

How much did the chicken weigh?, cook at 180-200C for one hour for every kilo + half an hour. Eg Size 21 Chicken = 2.1kilo so thats about 2hour and 10 mins + 30 mins equals 2h40m cooking time.

Answer 8

Juices run clear just means exactly that...any juice that runs out of it is clear and not red - which would indicate blood. Also, when you begin to cut into it check the color of the meat...if you have any pink...DO NOT EAT IT! Cook it until the meat is no longer pink anywhere!

Answer 9

Stick a skewer in the thickest part of the thigh, and if the stuff that comes out looks white-ish and watery, the bird is cooked, if it has traces of pinkish or red blood, it needs longer cooking A good guide for meat/poultry is twenty minutes per pound, plus twenty - good luck

Answer 10

most of the answers tell you to look for clear juices but the most consistent way to tell if ANYTHING is cooked is to buy a cooks food probe, all food handler's in the UK from food premies should be using these by law they are simply inserted into the food and you read the temperature if it is cooked it needs to be above 83c for more than 3 minutes all food being kept hot should for good practise be over 75c these probes are about 15 pounds but will take all the risk out of under cooking things