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Goddamnit, their big packs of chicken breasts are a staple in my diet. Guess I'll have to buy elsewhere unless there's a way to identify where a package came from.
Or you just make sure you cook it to 165F.
Isn't that the normal chicken cooking temp? I thought salmonella was exempt (for lack of a better term) from that rule.
Yep, it’s the recommended finished cooking temp, and that’s why! Obviously still want to take care to prevent cross contamination and the like so things that don’t get cooked don’t pick anything up, but otherwise should be fine.
https://thecookingbooks.com/what-cooking-temp-kills-salmonella/
Thanks! Not sure why I thought that temperature just didn't apply to salmonella, maybe just because it's one of the things that hits the news when it happens.
The breasts have always been fine for me. My gf will murder me if I buy the cutlets because they've been rancid straight out of the pack several times. Love Costco but they don't have their shit together when it comes to chicken.
That's wild, I don't think I've ever had an issue like that before! I pretty much only buy the boneless/skinless breasts and occasionally the thighs though.