I always thought chicken internal temp should be 165-170 right? Chicken thighs are no different?
Assuming that is the case, I was at costco today and picked up some bone-in/skin on chicken thighs and noticed on the outside packaging (kirkland brand) it says "for safety, cook to 185 internal temp" :think (i should take a pic and post it)
I found this peculiar and interesting.
Any thoughts on this?
Thighs are much more forgiving than breasts are. I wouldn't take a breast above 165F/74C for fear of it drying out. We routinely take thighs to 175/80 and don't sweat it if it gets a few degrees higher, but I wouldn't start out with 185/85 as my target for thighs.
Bingo. Don’t know why the label would call for 185 for safety reasons, that’s just wrong. I think most folks, myself included, go to 175-185 for taste/texture reasons but the bird is safe at 165 all over.
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Ron B I think people follow the recommendations of getting white meat to 165 F (and that's the instant temp the bacteria die, but there's a much better temp at 155 F that doesn't dry out the poultry.) Chicken breasts and turkey breasts can be some of the most tender poultry out there, but many people never experience that because of that 165 F guideline.
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At least 165 for safety. Anything about that is based on taste/texture preference. I would tend to say 175-180 is generally where I take thighs but don’t sweat if it goes a little higher.
Thighs have a lot of connective tissue that doesn't really render until they hit 175 or so. While I wouldn't take breasts above 160 or so, thighs and legs you want to get to 175+. It's hard to overcook dark meat chicken...
Sure is Richard Chrz ! And I can say I've temped thighs and legs with my Thermapen and had them be 185 and juicy. At 165 pull temp they are actually kinda gross.
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Well we got a low of 165* to a high of 195*F for chicken thighs. Let's see (getting out my abacus) if you add 165+195 and divide it by 2 , ahhhhhh....you get 180*F. that's the official, unofficial group consensus answer !!
O its on my fridge for sure.
I think what was curious to me is that I have never seen this before on Costcos wrapping the thighs. I have bought a lot of them. When I saw this, it was a curious item I saw.
I wonder if something happened and Costco is trying to help out a bit.
, ahhhhhh....you get 180*F. that's the official, unofficial group consensus answer !!
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