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consume; rather, it’s a combination of temperature
and time. The line on the graph above essentially
representshowlongapieceofchickenmustbeheld
at a specific temperature in order to be considered
safetoconsume.
DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT
TIMEFOR
CHICKEN
TIMEF
TURKE
135
63.3minutes
64minute
140
25.2minutes
28.1minu
145
8.4minutes
10.5minu
150
2.7minutes
3.8minut
155
44.2seconds
1.2minut
160
13.7seconds
25.6seco
165
Instantaneous
Instantane
So, at 165°F, the chicken is safe pretty much
instantaneously.ThisiswhytheUSDAsets165°Fas
thelowerlimitfortheirgeneralguidelines.At155°F,
the same bacterial reduction takes 44.2 seconds to
occurinchicken.At150°F,2.7minutes:2.7minutes!
That’sall!
Whatthismeansisthataslongaschickenstaysat
150°Forhigherforatleast2.7minutes,itisassafe
to eat as chicken that has been cooked to 165°F. I
monitored a few pieces of chicken that I cooked to
150°F before removing them from the heat and
found that their temperature increased to about
153°Fduringthefirstfewminutesandstayedatwell
above 150°F for a good 6 minutes before they
started to cool down again. Even chicken cooked to
145°Fcanbesafeifyouletitrest.Iteasilymaintains
itstemperaturefortherequisite8.4minutes.§
Mymomoftencommentsonhowincrediblymoist
my roast chicken is, believing that it’s some secret
technique or marinade I’m using to get it that way.
Wanttoknowthesecret?Justdon’tovercookit.
WhatTemperatureShouldICook
ChickenTo?
Fact:145°Fchickenisnotforeverybody.Somefolks
usedtochickenhavingacertaintexturemayfindit
a little too wet and soft. Here’s a quick guide to
chickentemperatures:
