how to finish a chicken...

[Andy]

my wife took the chickens we had for dinner (and our lunches this week) out of the oven a little too early.  how can we finish them now that we've let them rest for 30 minutes or so without ruining them?

[Forrest]

Cut your losses.

[Andy]

there's 12 of these things

[Forrest]

I actually typed a number of phrases into Google, including "avoid e. coli" and "undercooked chicken" together. My heart goes out to you and your wife.

[Bryan]

Microwaving them may be your best option.

[erika]

put them back in the oven and finish them... then make chicken salad or casserole or something if it gets overdone. you should be fine if it was only a half hour of resting. (these are whole chickens, right?)

[Trembling Eagle]

Chicken is not a thing u want to fuck up
I would err on the side of over cooking, always.
But then again, that's from my cultural perspective.

[mike_b]

Carve them up and cook the pieces and make stir fry I guess.


Get a meat thermometer for later.

[Regular Joe]

Your wife cooks 12 whole chickens at once? How big is your damn oven?

[Sarah]

I'm late, so you've probably already done what you're going to do, but I'm with erika on this one:  just put 'em back in the oven and finish them up.  They were, are, and will be fine.

In conclusion, I share Reg. Joe's curiosity:  what the hell kind of oven do you have anyway?

[Andy]

[Martin]

Show off

[Andy]

nah, I'm bullshitting.  there were only 2 chickens.

[Trembling Eagle]

for shame, cooking 2 chickens in these rough economic times.

[erika]

I don't follow. Whole chickens are one of the cheapest and healthiest ways to eat meat.