Whether you’re baking, oven-roasting, smoking, or frying, we’ve got the correct temperature tips to help you find success in cooking chicken.
Are you ready for some comfort food? No, not from the South…from the East. Hungary, that is. Today we’re looking at one of the national dishes of Hungary: chicken paprikash. Why a Hungarian national dish? Because it is one that has endeared itself to Americans all over with its warmth and soft richness. Want a…
The number of dinners in America that include chicken is astonishing. From freezer meals to BBQ chicken to fried cutlets, from restaurant chefs to college-dorm cooks, chicken is truly one of America’s favorite meats. And yet chicken is too often woefully overcooked. Fearful of contracting a food-borne illness from undercooked poultry, many Americans roast, fry,…
Authenticity is not actually the greatest good in cooking. In fact, it is inauthenticity that breeds innovation and variation in the culinary landscape, and it has done great things. For instance: almost none of the “Chinese” food that what we eat in America is authentically Chinese. The chimichanga is not authentically Mexican, nor is the…
Well, it happened. The calendar flipped. The holidays are now history, and with them the season of indulgent eating, entertaining, and sinks full of dishes. It’s January again, time to pare down and get organized. Time to start eating healthier—still delicious but healthier. It’s baked chicken breast time. If that sounds about right to you,…
Do you love fried chicken? Of course you do—it’s an almost objectively tasty dish: crispy, spicy breading surrounding juicy, tender chicken. Yum. And how do you feel about waffles? Toasty, crispy-fluffy with a hint of sweetness in the batter—also delicious, right? Why not put them together! Chicken and waffles is a classic American food in…
Have you heard of the turducken? The turkey-stuffed-with-duck-stuffed-with-chicken? This chimera of meat waded out of the Louisiana bayous sometime in the 1980’s and has been seen terrorizing thanksgiving tables ever since. Why do I say terrorizing? Because the turducken is a thermo-logistical nightmare. Think about it. You create a giant sphere of meat that must…
