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Default electric skillet burns chicken outside


abRokeNegRo wrote:
> but it's raw inside
>
> im scared to cook it under 400deg
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> i don't want triganosis or lockjaw from eating bloody chicken
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> can't i just cook this longer but at lower temp in electric skillet?
>
> I don't have a stove
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> just an elec skillet, but they had these huge packs of thighs on sale
> i got 3 family packs
>

Don't be scared. When you cook it at a lower temperature, but longer,
it will get fully cooked without burning. For example,

Turn electric skillet on to 350°F. Rinse chicken thighs and pat dry
with paper towels. Season them with salt, pepper, and (optional) the
dried herbs of your choosing. Add about 4 TB of oil to the skillet.
When it has reached temp, put the thighs in and cook them, turning
several times, until they are colored the way you want them. Now add
about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of white wine, or sherry, or vermouth, or chicken
stock to the skillet, turn the heat down to 325°F, cover it, and
continue cooking for about 40 minutes. Done. Remove the chicken and
turn the heat up to boil the juices down to about half their volume.
Then spoon them over the chicken as a sauce. -aem