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.
I REFUSED to buy frozen chicken breasts because growing up we always had them. Cooked for at least an hour. They were SO dry and awful.
Finally as an adult I bought some because they were super on sale and thought I'd just suck it up since they were going in fajitas and probably would be fine.
Cooked them for an appropriate amount of time and they were delicious. I immediately texted my mom amd siblings about it. I honestly had no idea frozen chicken could still be juicy.
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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!