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So I have a real good thermometer, still I can't seem to find, even in the supposed middle of my chicken, anything below the recommended 165 temp that might suggest the red interior I end up with... I'm tired of poking holes and making swiss cheese out of my chicken! [more inside]
posted by dr handsome on Feb 15, 2018 - 10 answers

I have this pie-in-the-sky idea that I can make an apple crisp in a smoker whilst delicious meats are also cooking. The temperature would be around 220F, and I'm thinking 2.5 hours would do it. Have I wildly miscalculated? [more inside]
posted by julen on May 23, 2015 - 14 answers

I'm looking for lunch and dinner ideas i can prepare on Sunday to eat throughout the week. Needs to be vegetarian and low calories (max 350 cal lunch and 450 cal dinner), and be ok to eat at room temperature, after spending half the day without refrigeration. Snowflake context below. [more inside]
posted by PardonMyFrench on Mar 18, 2014 - 25 answers

Why do people seem to prefer food that's very cold or very hot to food that's more of a medium temperature? [more inside]
posted by Jaltcoh on May 25, 2007 - 21 answers

Tofu - at what temperature does it cook? [more inside]
posted by amtho on Dec 29, 2005 - 16 answers