Comments on: Food Safety – Chicken http://thecookskitchen.net/2006/12/13/food-safety-%e2%80%93-chicken/ What you need, what to buy and where to buy it. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:27:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Wayne http://thecookskitchen.net/2006/12/13/food-safety-%e2%80%93-chicken/#comment-636 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:30:04 +0000 http://thecookskitchen.net/2006/12/13/food-safety-%e2%80%93-chicken/#comment-636 toni, I'm assuming that you cooked it to at least 165°. That being said two things come to mind. One would be over-marinating on your part. If a marinade is not a factor here I would bet that the chicken you bought was enhanced. Enhanced meats are injected with a solution which is meant to add moisture, add flavor or tenderize. It also extends shelf life. Sometimes however the solution will affect the texture of the cooked meat as well. I steer a lot of people to this site which discusses enhanced meats. http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/enhancedmeat.html toni,

I’m assuming that you cooked it to at least 165°. That being said two things come to mind. One would be over-marinating on your part. If a marinade is not a factor here I would bet that the chicken you bought was enhanced. Enhanced meats are injected with a solution which is meant to add moisture, add flavor or tenderize. It also extends shelf life. Sometimes however the solution will affect the texture of the cooked meat as well.

I steer a lot of people to this site which discusses enhanced meats.

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/enhancedmeat.html

]]> by: toni stracuzza http://thecookskitchen.net/2006/12/13/food-safety-%e2%80%93-chicken/#comment-627 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:23:42 +0000 http://thecookskitchen.net/2006/12/13/food-safety-%e2%80%93-chicken/#comment-627 Hi, i had some chicken kaboobs that i cooked in the oven and the chicken was mushy when I went to eat it! can you please tell me why? thanks Hi, i had some chicken kaboobs that i cooked in the oven and the chicken was mushy when I went to eat it! can you please tell me why? thanks

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