Comments on: How Do You Know When The Chicken Is Done http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/chicken-recipes/perfectly-cooked-chicken/ You Have To Eat, So Learn To Cook & Eat Well Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kathleen http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/chicken-recipes/perfectly-cooked-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-88268 Kathleen Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:13:48 +0000 http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/?p=1552#comment-88268 I roasted two turkey roulade for Thanksgiving. One on bottom rack and one in middle. Both same size. I took them out of fridge 1 hr. before cooking, knew that my oven temp was accurate. Still they took an hour longer than the recipe said. Did having two in oven cause this? <em>Kathleen, most likely. Don't forget the turkeys are both absorbing the heat of the oven so there isn't as much heat to go around and why your time ESTIMATE might be off but I'm hoping you are using a thermometer to tell when the turkey is done and taken out of the oven. RG</em> I roasted two turkey roulade for Thanksgiving. One on bottom rack and one in middle. Both same size. I took them out of fridge 1 hr. before cooking, knew that my oven temp was accurate. Still they took an hour longer than the recipe said. Did having two in oven cause this?

Kathleen, most likely. Don’t forget the turkeys are both absorbing the heat of the oven so there isn’t as much heat to go around and why your time ESTIMATE might be off but I’m hoping you are using a thermometer to tell when the turkey is done and taken out of the oven. RG

]]> By: MissGabyLee http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/chicken-recipes/perfectly-cooked-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-88051 MissGabyLee Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:12:38 +0000 http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/?p=1552#comment-88051 Mostly, I cut a small opening in the thickest part of the meat and check the color on the inside. I know it isn't the best way to do it but by now, I pretty much know how long I need to leave it in the oven for. But whenever I have to roast a whole bird, I always wish I had a thermometer to check if it is done! Thanks for all the tips! <em>MissGabyLee, that's how many of us home cooks do it, because it leaks out all those important juices to keep the meat juicy but if it works for you...... - RG</em> Mostly, I cut a small opening in the thickest part of the meat and check the color on the inside. I know it isn’t the best way to do it but by now, I pretty much know how long I need to leave it in the oven for. But whenever I have to roast a whole bird, I always wish I had a thermometer to check if it is done! Thanks for all the tips!

MissGabyLee, that’s how many of us home cooks do it, because it leaks out all those important juices to keep the meat juicy but if it works for you…… - RG

]]> By: Dalesh Kowlesar http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/chicken-recipes/perfectly-cooked-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-87296 Dalesh Kowlesar Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:20 +0000 http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/?p=1552#comment-87296 Finally, someone answered that question! Thanks for the help. Finally, someone answered that question! Thanks for the help.

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