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How long does it take to smoke a chicken?
I have tried to smoke chicken twice now and both times have taken at least 6 hours. I put the chicken (about 6 lbs) in my smoker with about 40 coals and add some wood. I also periodically add coals ...
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Proper cook times for mushrooms, onions, and peppers
One of my favorite meals is poached chicken cut into strips and stir fried with mushrooms, onions, and peppers and a bit of oil-based salad dressing for flavor.
However, most of the time I get the ...
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Whole chicken roasting time
I have a 1.2kg whole chicken that I wish to roast, on the packet it says it'll take 1h 28m at 200°C.
The New Best Recipe book recommends cooking a 1.8kg chicken for just 60m, with temperature of ...
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What are the correct simmering times for chicken/vegetable stock?
I recently read that cooking stock for more than about 2 hours negatively affects the flavor, and eventually vitiates the vitamins due to heat degradation.
This seems to conflict with advice I've ...
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Which non penetrating method is recommended to check chicken breasts for done-ness when pan fried
i love pan fried chicken usually with some tumeric, salt, pepper, rosemarry, and evoo. Anyways, I don't like to get my thermo dirty everytime, and sometimes i get it a bit overdone, sometimes the ...
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How to bake a chicken?
I've been using a rotisserie oven to bake my chickens for a while now. However, it's no longer available to me.
My first attempt at baking a chicken in a long time:
Purchase a chicken that's ...
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Can I safely roast a chicken for 4 to 5 hours on a low heat?
Hard pressed office worker and cook here. If I go home at lunchtime and put in a medium sized chicken to roast in the oven can I ensure it's ready to eat when the family get in in the evening?
I've ...
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How long and at what temperature do the various parts of a chicken need to be cooked?
I'm interested in baking thighs, legs, breasts and wings. How long do each of these items need to bake and at what temperature?
