BBQ Grilling Public Service Announcement

[Mot]

When grilling chicken we all know about the minimum safe temperature standard. In 2006, the FDA reduced it from 175° F to 165° F.

Here is what you might not know. The safe temp comes with an "at a specific time" condition. Here is the complete data:

165° @ 7 seconds
160° @ 12 seconds
154° @ 2 min
150° @ 5 min
140° @ 35 min

I am thinking if you get your chicken to 155° your are safe. Just hold it in a hot space (>160 deg) and you will hit >2 minutes easy.

[dave]

I don't think my brain would let me consume chicken cooked below 150