[nagdu] Boiled chicken

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Tracy,



Be careful about giving your dog cooked bones. They can splinter and be 
hazardous. I have cooked my dog chicken on a George Foreman grill in college 
when it was the only option open to me, and I never had a problem. I would 
recommend getting the dog boneless chicken Brest, if you are going to cook 
them. It's not as important to have the chicken fully cooked for the dog as 
it is for us, because dogs can eat raw chicken with no problem. I'd say 5 
minutes on the George Foreman grill would be plenty. When I am going to eat 
chicken, I always test the internal temperature with a thermometer. I cook 
it to it is 160 inside, and when I pull it off, I let it rest on a plate and 
the internal temperature should be 165 after a few minutes of resting.



Cooked chicken should last for a week if it's for the dog. For human 
leftovers, I stick to the 3 day rule, but this is mostly because the flavor 
and texture deteriorates after this point. Besides, dogs are not as 
susceptible to all the nasty bugs that make us sick.



    Remember, a George Foreman grill cooks much faster than a skillet. The 
cooking time on a George Foreman grill depends on a lot of factors. Mostly 
the power of your grill, the temperature setting, and the thickness of the 
chicken. So 5 minutes is just an estimate. You can feel the chicken with 
your thumb and determine if it's cooked, however I still like to verify with 
a thermometer.



Hope this helps,

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 10:53 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Boiled chicken


> Benny has been having a very soft stool, so I'm trying the old boiled 
> chicken and rice cure.
> I've been vegetarian for many years now.  I haven't even cooked meat for 
> the dog in a long time, and I've forgotten most of what I used to know 
> about cooking chicken.  I could use some advice from meat-eaters--well, 
> meat-cookers.
> My husband got some chicken thighs with bones in.  I boiled them for about 
> 75 minutes.  Was that about right, or was it overkill?  If I had cut them 
> up and taken out the bone, about how long would they boil then?
> Could I cook the chicken on the George Foreman grill, or would that not be 
> as bland as the boiled?
> How long will chicken keep in the fridge and still be good?  3 days?
> Thanks.
> Tracy
>
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