Crispy skillet chicken thighs

Skillet Chicken Thighs: Recipe and a Simple Method for Delicious Dinners

Let’s talk about chicken thighs. Readers of this blog will know our affinity for them; that we love how they are juicier, harder to overcook, cheaper, and more richly flavored than chicken breasts. And talk about versatile! You can BBQ them, you can cut them up for teriyaki bowls, you can use them in classic…

Grilled chicken with ThermoPop 2
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Grilled Chicken Breasts: Temperatures for Juicy Meat

When it’s time for dinner, there’s a good chance it’s time for chicken. If you want juicy chicken breasts that are grilled to tasty perfection, you’re going to need to watch their temperature. Chicken breasts dry out with great ease, so keeping them juicy—especially when they’re cooking over hot coals—takes care. In this post, we’ll…

Smoked whole chicken with thermometers
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Whole Smoked Chicken: Cooking Temps and Doneness Secrets for Success

Smoking a whole chicken: oh, sure, we all thought about it, but only we had the guts to do it! Wait, that’s not true. No, people everywhere love smoking whole chicken. And why wouldn’t they? A smoked chicken makes a fine meal for your family, and if you have room in your smoker, making more…

Teriyaki chicken

Teriyaki Chicken Bowl Recipe: Temperatures for a Safe Dish

Teriyaki chicken bowls hold a special place in my heart. I know they’re not “high-class” food, but I don’t care. They’re delicious, and they are incredibly nostalgic. They are the food of the hungry teen, the hurried student, the frantic parent who needs to keep their kid’s mouths full for just a few minutes of…

Buffalo chicken drumsticks

Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks: More Meat, With a Thermal Trick for Feeding a Crowd

Here we stand, perched upon the precipice of great renown. Who will triumph? Who will fall? Who will become the object of praise, admiration, and glory; who will be be forgotten in the dustbin of history as an also-ran that didn’t have the guts to reach out and take the win? This weekend we find…