Many of our favorite Philly Recipes feature Chicken so we thought we’d take a moment to stop and share some important tips for cooking with Chicken. Before cooking your favorite chicken dishes, it’s very important to think about safety. For more information on handling and preparing chicken, please visit kraftfoods.com or read All About Chicken.
Safety:
Always wash hands, preparation surfaces, and utensils in hot, soapy water before and after contact with raw chicken. Never allow cooked chicken to sit at room temperature for more than 2 hours. If it is not eaten immediately, cooked chicken should be kept hot or refrigerated.
Thawing:
Thaw chicken in the refrigerator, in the microwave, or under cold running water – never on the countertop at room temperature, which provides bacteria with an ideal temperature to grow. When thawing chicken in the refrigerator, be sure to place the raw chicken on a plate on the bottom shelf to prevent the raw juices from dripping onto other foods or refrigerator surfaces.
by Chicken Basics: Part 2, on October 15 2009 @ 7:58 am
[...] our previous Chicken Basics article, we showed you the importance of safe chicken handling and the correct way to thaw chicken. [...]