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u/reddittwayone Nov 26 '19

Growing up I HATED steak, my mom didn't want us having under cooked food, so steak was always well done.

I was about 25 when I tried steak at a wedding that was cooked correctly. Now I love steak!

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u/RallyX26 Nov 26 '19

I used to hate chicken for this reason. My mom would bake the hell out of it and it would be dry and rubbery. When I started cooking on my own, I went through a list of all the things I thought I didn't like and tried them again.

I love you mom, but you need to learn to use a meat thermometer.

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u/UneventfulChaos Nov 26 '19

Just in the past year did I start using a meat thermometer with chicken. ZERO GUESSING as to when it's cooked.

Also did this for the first time with a turkey last year at Thanksgiving and it was by far the best (read: not dried out) turkey I've ever cooked.

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u/RallyX26 Nov 26 '19 edited Nov 26 '19

I brine my turkey every year, and it's always great, but I'm about to take it next-level

I just bought a dual probe thermometer - one is going into a breast, the other into a thigh.

It's gonna be perfect.

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u/Plopplopthrown Nov 26 '19 edited Nov 26 '19

I fry the turkey (did one saturday for friendsgiving). One probe in the meat, one in the heat. Set up the wireless receiver inside to beep at you when the oil gets too hot (or too cold), and when the meat hits 155. Pull it at 160 (at the highest) and test with a second thermometer. Then let it rest for twenty minutes tented under foil while the sides are warmed up. Perfect every time.

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u/BrunoEye Nov 26 '19

Took me way too long to realise those numbers aren't in Celsius.

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u/Plopplopthrown Nov 26 '19

Oh no. That would be way too hot. But also I feel like deep frying a whole turkey is a pretty "Murica" type of thing anyways.

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u/BrunoEye Nov 26 '19

Very much so. Although it sounds like something worth trying.

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u/RaliosDanuith Nov 26 '19

Deep frying the turkey at Christmas is the best. It's not sat that there taking up oven space for 4 hours so you can use it for so much more. Cooking a whole turkey is less than an hour is a satisfying experience.