Beyond Chicken
b'Chicken. The go-to protein for so many people.\\nAnd, let\\u2019s be honest (surprise!), it is a super versatile food. It can be prepared in so many ways and can take on flavor like no other, I mean, it\\u2019s a blank slate, really. It can also be abused in so many ways and cooked so badly! Dry, tasteless, stringy. It can be described as sawdust falling apart in your mouth. All words to suggest something terribly overcooked but there is the other side, too. Undercooked chicken. YIKES! Salmonella, here we come!\\nSo in spite of its versatility and seemingly unassuming nature, there are A LOT of things that can go wrong and keep people away from chicken and poultry, in general. But have no fear, the Fork Girls are here to dispel more rumors and misconceptions about the humble chicken and its cousins.\\n\\n\\nIn Episode 11 - Beyond Chicken, we\\u2019re not only going to sing the praises of chicken, turkey, duck and more but we\\u2019re going to help you figure out how you might want to buy, cut up and then cook these little darlings. There are, of course, some caveats especially when dealing with chicken.\\nPeople in our classes freak out if they have to touch raw chicken. So, congratulations, CDC and USDA, you have successfully created additional panic in the populace, at least in our neck of the woods.\\nSo, do you need to worry about the dangers of chicken and their salmonella carrying tendencies? Of course, but don\\u2019t lose your minds! Safe food handling takes care of just about everything and we\\u2019re going to tell you all about that, too. Oh, by the way, stop rinsing your chicken.\\nBeyond Chicken takes you through best practices in terms of cooking methods and then, there is, of course, our opinions about all that.\\nAnd don\\u2019t forget, we\\u2019ve got more Rants and Raves (or Tips and Tricks) as we go crazy talking about what we love or DON\\u2019T. If you have a question, leave it in the comments below and we will be happy to address it in our next episode (and in the comments section). It\\u2019s time for you to get involved in this whole thing, too! We love to give our peeps a SHOUT OUT!Be sure to listen, subscribe and review our podcast wherever you prefer to listen.. We want to keep doing this!\\nSo buckle up, buttercup. here comes Episode 11.'