Meat

No, never brown or partially cook chicken to refrigerate and finish cooking later because any bacteria present would not have been destroyed. It is safe… Read More »Can Undercooked Chicken Be Cooked?

The poultry industry has a fowl problem: an emerging phenomenon called “woody breast.” While it’s not harmful to humans, the condition causes chicken breasts to… Read More »Why Are Some Chicken Breasts Crunchy?

Many commercial broiler and turkey flocks harbor C jejuni, although the prevalence can vary from 0% to 100% depending on season (lowest in fall and… Read More »How Common Is Campylobacter In Chicken?

Poultry can become infected with many different types of salmonella; about 10 percent of all Salmonella spp. have been detected in poultry. The most important… Read More »What Type Of Salmonella Is In Chicken?

Make a small cut into the thickest part of the poultry, and if it still appears pink or any blood is present, then the chicken… Read More »How Can You Tell If Chicken Is Uncooked?

Since the bones have not calcified or hardened completely, pigment from the marrow seeps through the bones and into the surrounding area and ‘colors’ the… Read More »Why Is My Raw Chicken Meat Red?

Apparently a thing in Japan — where it is known as torisashi — and available at a handful of culinarily adventurous American restaurants, chicken sashimi… Read More »Do The Japanese Eat Raw Chicken?

Salmonella infection is usually caused by eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, and eggs or egg products or by drinking unpasteurized milk. The incubation period… Read More »How Long Does It Take For Salmonella From Chicken To Kick In?

Fresh raw chicken should have a pink hue to it with fat parts being white. If it’s looking yellow or gray in color, has mold… Read More »How Does Raw Chicken Look Like?

In fact, about 1 in every 25 packages of chicken at the grocery store are contaminated with Salmonella. You can get sick from contaminated chicken… Read More »Does All Raw Chicken Have Salmonella?