![]() ![]() coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Yersinia.ĭo you want to see it in action? Watch me grill chicken and take its temperature in this video:Ĭlick here to download your free printable. If you don’t have a good meat thermometer, it is definitely worth the investment! It’s an inexpensive way to keep your family safe from potential food poisoning from bacteria like E. ![]() The way it looks on the outside and on the inside can be a good indication, but sometimes looks can be deceiving. The best way to tell if your chicken (or any other meat) is fully cooked is with a meat thermometer. You wouldn’t be wrong if you wanted to cook this chicken for just a little bit longer. I wouldn’t put this back on the grill, but I would let it rest for a few minutes before eating it. The internal temperature was 163 degrees Fahrenheit (72.7 degrees Celsius), just shy of the 165 (73.9) we’re looking for. The inside looks pretty – it’s white all the way through, the juices are clear. What about this one? Looks done… nice and golden brown, pretty grill marks, and I left it on even longer. In fact, it looks like a pretty juicy chicken breast!īut when I checked the internal temperature, it’s just at 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius), still way under the 165 (73.9) degrees we’re shooting for. It’s white all the way through, and the juices are clear. It flipped over pretty easily, and I left it on the grill a lot longer than I did the first one.Ĭutting it open, it looks pretty good. Okay, so what about this one? Looks nice and brown on the outside, and it has those beautiful grill marks. We want chicken to be cooked to 165 degrees Fahrenheit (73.9 degrees Celsius). Don’t eat this!Īnd when I checked the internal temperature with a digital thermometer, it’s barely hitting 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius). When the outside of the chicken is cooked, you should be able to easily flip it over on the grill (or on your stove).Ĭutting into the chicken breast shows that it is definitely not cooked. That happens when the chicken isn’t “ready” to be flipped yet. What do you think? Is this chicken breast done?Ī tell-tale sign that this chicken isn’t cooked is that when I flipped it over on the grill, it stuck to the grates. Let’s take a look at a chicken breast during grilling… and see how we can tell if it’s cooked! Undercooked Chicken Then it ends up overcooked and dry on the outside, and just barely cooked in the middle. It wasn’t ready to eat, so back to the grill it went. Or even worse, to my friends! And when I made the first cut into the chicken, it was still pink inside. I know I’ve done it… The chicken looked done on the grill (or in the pan, or in the oven), so I took it off and got ready to serve it to my family. Have you ever thought you had a perfectly cooked chicken breast, but when you sat down to eat it wasn’t quite cooked all the way through? A meat thermometer is the only way to know if that chicken is really fully cooked, or if it just looks like it’s fully cooked. ![]()
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