Thanks to numerous spells of food poisoning, I have become extremely paranoid when eating and cooking chicken. It has become so bad that I have avoided favorite restaurant spots and cooking certain recipes because they remind me of the horribleness that I once endured.
Sometimes I think my eyes do tricks on me and I see pink when I cut into a nice, juicy piece of chicken. It may be cooked perfectly, but my freakish mind immediately thinks the worst and I push it away. To be frank, it SUCKS! I have to live in such fear that every piece of chicken I eat is gonna make me hurl. Even when I am cooking it at home, I still get freaked out. Although I’m in control of the cooking, I think its still raw and I’m going to get salmonella or some shit. So I end up cooking the crap out of it. Whether its on the grill, in the pan, oven or slow cooker – it will most likely be burnt and/or overcooked. My husband hates it. I don’t like it much either, but I can’t help it. I’d rather that then having to spend the night in pain and agony, hugging the toilet.
So all you cooks out there…is there any way I can get over my fear of food poisoning and raw chicken paranoia? Are there any magical devices or secret words of wisdom out there to help me?! Or am I forever doomed to cooked burnt, rubbery chicken??! The only thing I could think of was a meat thermometer. I purchased one and it broke. Wah. And all though very much appreciated, I don’t think I can take hearing the pity compliments from my husband about my burnt meals anymore. HEEEELP! Please!!!!!! My marriage and my sanity beg of you!
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–Amanda
