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, ...

Roast your chicken at 425°F for crisp skin and juicy meat, especially with smaller birds. Check the thigh’s internal temperature reaches 165°F, then let the chicken rest. This high-heat method works ...

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 ...

For optimum deliciousness, you have to cook this single bird-shaped bundle to two very different temperatures. What’s more, because of how the bundle is built, the white meat – the part you want to ...

Chicken breasts, the most popular type of meat consumed in the U.S., are also often fodder for criticism due to their tendency to be dry and flavorless. While we’ve all likely experienced that at one ...

(CNN) -- What’s your rule of thumb when you cook chicken? Is it done when the juices run clear? When it’s no longer pink? Or do you test the texture of the meat? None of these methods is foolproof, ...

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