OK to "recook" partially cooked poultry?
Cooking a leftover turkey. Took it out because it looked done and meat thermometer said it was done. It was sitting on the counter resting for about an hour, and when I carved it the meat at the very inside of the bird was still uncooked. Is it OK to pop it back in the oven until gets back up to 165° or so? Or is it ruined?
It was still warm when I carved it. It had been frozen and thawing in fridge since Saturday. Thanks in advance!
Best Answer
Although this is an old question, its a good question.
My recommendation for this case would be to break the bird apart and continue roasting the pieces. It might not be the best presentation of a nice turkey dinner, but it will allow the bird to finish cooking to completion.
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