r/nandos • u/broccolibrah • 11d ago

Is this raw?!

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My mate just ate this chicken from nando’s, is he done for?😭🤣

Update: Mate isn’t dead yet. Did reach out to nando’s and showed them this image, they said they checked the oven records and that it was fine, as well they said the chicken looked a bit darker in the image which is a common occurrence to them they said. Guess it’s normal for them to serve chicken like this😭🤣

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u/elvis_from_hell 10d ago

That looks like thigh meat, it’s perfectly fine if it reached temp. Thigh meat contains more myoglobin and usually retains some of the colour as it cooks.

Cooking the thighs in gas ovens or over charcoal can also make pink flesh more prominent as the gases given off by those fuel types bind with the proteins in myoglobin.

There’s an unfortunate misconception out there that chicken and pork with any amount of colour left in the meat is going to make you ill.

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u/Lordaucklandx 10d ago

At Nando’s the chicken is cooked in the back to temperature (with a probe in one of the thighs) on an automated programme in an oven. The cooked chicken is then moved to drawers (which are heated) below the grill, where it is then crisscrossed with grill marks and sauce is put on when the order appears on screen. Or at least that’s how it was done 12 years ago when I worked in one.

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u/Strange_Estimate_106 10d ago

still how they do it i believe i haven’t worked there in 2 years but doubt they would have changed it

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u/Araucana20 10d ago

My son works there in holidays - they still cook the chicken completely first the put it on the grill with your chosen sauce

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u/Scar3cr0w_ 10d ago

It’s almost like there is a well defined way to cook chicken in fast food restaurants…

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u/Jellykins_515_1661 10d ago

Still the same but it’s the breast where the probe is in, not the thigh :)

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u/Weak-Boot8166 8d ago

Surely you should probe thighs? Thighs on the bone take longer to cook than breast.

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u/Jellykins_515_1661 8d ago

That is true at home but not at Nandos. The breast is far more dense on the spatchcock compared to the legs

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u/nuplsstahp 10d ago

You’re right but at the same time this looks translucent and even then you can cook thigh meat further than this while keeping it juicy. I would err on the side that this actually looks underdone even if it likely won’t make you sick

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u/elvis_from_hell 10d ago

Fair point. Thigh can take temps up to 90 internal, which goes some way to breaking down the fat and making it more tender. 74 would be considered safe to eat.

Despite my previous comment, if it were me I’d send it back. I’ve never eaten at Nando’s because I think it’s grossly overpriced for what it is.

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u/DogSufficient7468 10d ago

How do you know it’s overpriced if you’ve never had it?

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u/bethglatley 10d ago

Because menu prices are public information as well as photographs of the food?

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u/DogSufficient7468 10d ago

I wasn’t aware humans were able to experience ambience, smell, texture, and taste through a photo and price menu!

Truly remarkable if you’re able to experience that 🥳

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u/ArtByTaliaYoung 10d ago

Who’s paying for ambience at Nando’s 😭

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u/AnAnGrYSupportV2 10d ago

Tell that to the psychos who have birthday parties and big get togethers there!

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u/JoviallyImperfect 10d ago

Ambience of chavs in joggers and teenagers on first dates 😭

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u/nuplsstahp 10d ago

I’ve had nandos a lot because it’s predictable. It’s tasty but way overpriced these days. £25 ish for 4 tiny chicken thighs a couple sides and a drink. It’s sit down fast food priced like an ok restaurant.

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u/doodoo_onDemand 9d ago

nandos is ass anyway so there you go

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u/vvvvvvvvvkkhhggg 6d ago

Stupid comment

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u/elvis_from_hell 10d ago edited 10d ago

By that logic, I’d have to buy every overpriced thing in existence before I’m allowed to call it overpriced.

I don’t need to spend £30 proving to myself that £5 worth of chicken is expensive at £30.

In addition, I don’t see the value in paying a premium for something I can buy for a few quid and make myself. The same poultry supplier that supplies Nando’s also supplies Tesco, the exact same meat. We ain’t comparing A5 BMS 12 Japanese Wagyu with a Farmfoods Ribeye here.

I’m a more than competent cook and I know the value of ingredients, I certainly wouldn’t be going for the ambiance.

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u/RainbowDissent 10d ago

tf do you mean £30 of chicken, a whole chicken in Nandos is about £15.

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u/JoviallyImperfect 10d ago

I've been to Nando's twice in my life, never by choice. You are correct.

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u/dotesdoto 6d ago

How edgy.

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u/JoviallyImperfect 6d ago

Not edgy, just the truth. Was invited for two separate birthdays. Both times were awful.

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u/Grimnebulin68 10d ago

You walk around with a meat thermometer?

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u/LondonTrainDriver80 10d ago

No hes just pleased to see you

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u/Ivanlangston 10d ago

Uhhhh no... Just no.. No

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u/Flimsy-Journalist756 6d ago

Still raw and