Man Gets Roasted Online For Stopping His Kids From Eating Their Mother's Food Because The Chicken Was Pink Inside

"If you don’t want them eating it then you can cook their dinner”

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• January 27, 2023

Despite our cultural conditioning that cooked chicken should be white, it turns out that a slight pink flush on the skin doesn't necessitate re-cooking the chicken. The USDA has this to say to that effect:

It is said that as long as all parts of the chicken have reached a minimum internal temperature of 165°, it is safe to eat. Color does not indicate doneness.

According to the USDA, even completely cooked poultry occasionally exhibits a reddish tinge in the meat and juices. Young hens, whose bones and skin are still relatively permeable, are especially susceptible to this.

The surrounding tissue may take on the hue of the pigment in the bone marrow, and the bones themselves may appear very dark. Additionally, during cooking, the hemoglobin in the muscles can react with the air to give the meat a reddish hue even after it has finished cooking.

The final color can also be influenced by the chicken's feed and whether it was frozen. The OP in today's story was clearly negligent of this information as he stopped his kids from eating a pink chicken.

Apparently, his wife told him that it was fine for their kids to have the chicken, but the OP was adamant, saying that the kids could get food poisoning from it. Oh, there are more details, and you can get them all as you read the full story below.

A man didn't let his kids eat his wife and here's why

She told the OP she isn’t talking to him if he thinks her cooking is horrible

We've gathered some of the top comments from redditors for you to read through below

You could have cooked it a little longer

Chicken can sometimes be a bit pink

The whole thing could have been avoided

She understands things needing to be cooked

How about you step up and be an equal parent

Heating it up more could have been the solution

You let your wife do all the chores

This is manipulation at its finest

Getting genetically better at cooking than men

You've allowed this division of responsibility for so long

Any pink and we're turned off by it

You could just toss up the cut up chicken

It will still be pink even when fully cooked

You didn't know what you were talking about

The chicken was not ruined

What this redditor wants to know

You are going to need it apparently

I am not serving that to the kids

What do you do around the house?

You could have just cooked the chicken more

Learn to be a better partner

Undercooked chicken or chicken that has not reached a temperature of 165 degrees can cause illnesses ranging from minor stomach pain to food poisoning. So we do understand the OP's point of view, but he went about it the wrong way, and Redditors made sure to mention it in the comments.

Still, the OP got an AH verdict, and you can drop your own replies below.

Maryjane