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Chicken is the water of meat (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Of all the meats, chicken is the least offensive flavor-wise. It's soup is synonymous with being ill, or having difficulty keeping food down. It is basically the water of meat.

Sub-thought: therefore, i shouldn't eat meat that tastes worse than chicken. That would be like drinking something that tastes worse than water.....yuck.

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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is solid UnpopularOpinion material. If I get a chicken sandwich from somewhere and it's dry, I will probably throw away most of it. To me, it's like eating bad chicken jerky.

My favorite way of having chicken breast is sous vide at 145 for a couple hours. It pasteurizes all of the bacteria and keeps it super juicy. The inside does still have some pink because it's cooked at a lower temp, and that's definitely off putting to some, but it doesn't bother me.

It's interesting how people can have such differing opinions on things so common like cooked chicken.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Ah. For me, if it's too dry, yeah, but if it's just dry enough, that's perfect. I don't want to bite into a chicken tomatoe and feel all the "pink" juices coating my mouth.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    That's fair. I like juicy, but there is a texture line where chicken has to be firm enough that's it's not like biting into sushi. I still like something with lots of moisture, but I think there's definitely a difference between juicy and undercooked.

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