{"id":7800,"date":"2010-10-14T12:02:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T16:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2018-11-06T20:56:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:56:43","slug":"important-thanksgiving-cooking-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/important-thanksgiving-cooking-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important Thanksgiving Cooking Tip of All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Of the many Thanksgiving cooking tips I can give you,<\/strong> this is perhaps the most important. It can be the difference between a triumphant meal and an undercooked case of food borne illness.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/izcS-0jBVJQ?fs=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>I get many questions on email about correct roasting temperatures.<\/strong> \u201cWhat temperature should my oven be for turkey\u201d? \u201cWhat is the correct temperature for chicken\u201d? \u201cHow hot should my oven be for\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>All these questions can be answered simultaneously with the one important tip I told you about.<\/strong> Forget your oven temperature. Your oven is wrong anyway. It\u2019s probably been lying to you. Your oven temperature is different from your neighbors, and it\u2019s much different from my commercial kitchen, so why cook by EXTERNAL bird temperature?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooking by INTERNAL temperature<\/strong> is the only way to assure and quantify that your item is fully cooked. An instant read digital thermometer will tell you EXACTLY when your thanksgiving cooking efforts are complete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You don\u2019t need to guess.<\/strong> You don\u2019t need to poke anything with a fork or gash it with a knife. A thermometer is insurance from overcooked turkeys and especially from the dangers of under-cooked poultry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most people\u2019s household ovens have a range of 200F to 500F.<\/strong> What\u2019s in the middle? 350 degrees is exactly in the middle. Is this why most recipes just say \u201ccook at 350 degrees\u201d? Would your turkey be ruined if you cooked at 375 degrees or 325 degrees? No, probably not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your turkey is completely cooked and safe when the thickest part of the bird reads 165F.<\/strong> This means if its cavity is filled with stuffing, take the temperature there. If it\u2019s not stuffed, at the deepest part of the thigh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can choose any roasting temperature,<\/strong> as long as you understand the basic cooking method of roasting. Roasting is a dry-heat convective cooking method. It uses hot air to transfer heat to food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roasting is the best way to dry out an item because of the indirect use of hot air to cook foods.<\/strong> The higher the temperature, the faster that moisture will evaporate, proteins will stiffen, and sugars will caramelize and turn brown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whatever temperature your oven tells you it is,<\/strong> whatever temperature you choose to roast your bird, just assure you have a thermometer to tell what the internal temperature is. Internal temperature is much more important than external when it comes to thanksgiving cooking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you roast, grill, smoke or deep fry your turkey?<\/strong> Leave a comment below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.genndi.com\/register\/169105139238437402\/afc0f3bfe5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail aligncenter\" title=\"Holiday468x60\" src=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/HolidaySuccess250x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\u201c400\u201d\" height=\"\u201c400\u201d\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn Holiday Cooking Stress into <a href=\"https:\/\/events.genndi.com\/register\/169105139238437402\/afc0f3bfe5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Cooking Success<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of the many Thanksgiving cooking tips I can give you, this is perhaps the most important.  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