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Seriously—grilled chicken is something I could eat every day the rest of my life and never tire of. And thighs are so much more tolerant of heat (not to mention flavor).

Big thing with chicken breast is to flatten the thick part of the breast down (a roller pin in a bag, or a meat tenderizer). I target 155F at the thickest part, and let the carryover heat get it to 160F. If you don't flatten it, you have 155F at the thick part, and 180F+ for the other 1/3 and it's tough as leather.

I buy those marinade bags you add juice or vinegar to. Cheap and adds some flavor dynamic once it's grilled.
 
Big thing with chicken breast is to flatten the thick part of the breast down (a roller pin in a bag, or a meat tenderizer). I target 155F at the thickest part, and let the carryover heat get it to 160F. If you don't flatten it, you have 155F at the thick part, and 180F+ for the other 1/3 and it's tough as leather.

I buy those marinade bags you add juice or vinegar to. Cheap and adds some flavor dynamic once it's grilled.

A good digital meat thermometer is one of the most important kitchen utensils you can buy.
 
Big thing with chicken breast is to flatten the thick part of the breast down (a roller pin in a bag, or a meat tenderizer). I target 155F at the thickest part, and let the carryover heat get it to 160F. If you don't flatten it, you have 155F at the thick part, and 180F+ for the other 1/3 and it's tough as leather.

I buy those marinade bags you add juice or vinegar to. Cheap and adds some flavor dynamic once it's grilled.

165 is actually the safe cooking temperature for chicken. There have been studies that state salmonella is killed at extended periods in the 150’s however

Most people pull and foil chicken around 162, then the carry over heat will bring it to 165.
 
Okay I did something pretty dumb. Wasn’t paying attention and jabbed my vial and drew oil into it and forgot to alcohol the stopper.

Do I toss the vial for risk of contamination?
 
Okay I did something pretty dumb. Wasn’t paying attention and jabbed my vial and drew oil into it and forgot to alcohol the stopper.

Do I toss the vial for risk of contamination?

The risk of infection is very low. Your needle is sterile so the only thing would be something on the stopper being punctured into the vial and able to grow in the presence of the BA. Honestly I'd still inject and use it if your overall storage of the vial is sanitary.
 
The risk of infection is very low. Your needle is sterile so the only thing would be something on the stopper being punctured into the vial and able to grow in the presence of the BA. Honestly I'd still inject and use it if your overall storage of the vial is sanitary.

Awesome, thanks! I was curious since I thought the alcohol was supposed to prevent organic stuff from growing.

I’ve done it before. I think I read something that said as long as you prep the skin that’s where most of the risk comes from

I shall press on then. Thanks!
 
To a lesser extent think of a cut you leave open, how often does it get infected? The chance is there but it rarely happens because overall conditions you're in are sanitary, though not completely sterile. With injecting it's compounded because you're putting it directly in the blood stream/muscle but again think of how many junkies shoot up in shitholes with IV drugs and how often do they die of infection. Yes we should do everything to prevent infection but the overall chances are still low.
 
To a lesser extent think of a cut you leave open, how often does it get infected? The chance is there but it rarely happens because overall conditions you're in are sanitary, though not completely sterile. With injecting it's compounded because you're putting it directly in the blood stream/muscle but again think of how many junkies shoot up in shitholes with IV drugs and how often do they die of infection

Sometimes I get pretty paranoid about this stuff, because of all the horror stories out there. Thanks for giving some insight on that
 
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