What happens if you overcook chicken?
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Overcooking chicken destroys the flavor and texture of the meat. The meat becomes tough because the fat, protein and sugar molecules get fused together. This makes the meat difficult to cut, chew and digest..
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Overcooking leads to dry, tough, sawdusty meat with nearly no flavor. High doneness temperature for food safety. Salmonella is the food safety enemy in chicken that dies only at higher temperatures. But cooking chicken breast to an instant thermal-kill doneness temperature will cause it to dry out excessively..
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You can use a tent of foil if you need, it's just that there's less waste if you use a lid. If you are cooking many steaks and can't serve right away then put the cooked steak into an oven just a bit lower than the temperature you want at the center of the steak, this will keep it warm without overcooking it.
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As it turns out, heat speeds up chemical reactions and this affects the food both in good and bad ways. Overcooking can affect the quality of food - firstly it makes food harder to digest and metabolize, and secondly, charred and burnt foods contain carcinogenic substances..
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So get your empty stainless steel or cast-iron pan very, very hot. Rub some oil on both sides of the meat, put it into the pan and let it build a really nice crust on the first side. Flip and just cook it to your preferred doneness..
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Make sure that your microwave is set to medium heat and cook the steak in 30 second intervals, flipping the steak in between. This will keep the reheating process even, and will prevent your steak from overcooking. Do this for 90 seconds to 2 minutes.
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