Quote:My fried turkey cooked a little strangely.  One leg of the turkey wasn't cooked as thoroughly as the rest of the bird.  I always check the temp in the leg joint (not touching bone) to determine if it's done.  If it reads 180, out it comes.  Well, when I checked one side it was around 160, but the other was reading over 180.  Hmm, so I checked the breasts and they were reading around 170.  The thing had to come out or I risked over cooking it.  Thinking it was just a bad reading, I pulled it out and let it rest.  I just happened to carve on the side that was reading the proper temp and all was well, but later on when trimming it down for leftover storage I found the joint on the low reading side wasn't completely done.  Weird.  I've never had that happen before and I'm clueless as to how it could happen.  

 

Must be that Chinese-made oil I got from Walmart. 

 

What was the age of the Chick, I'm pretty sure you can cross reference species of the female variety. She may have had hot flashes from menopause, and when she rolls over, the other side is always colder (Always). If you expect my help, you are going to need to post more details about the breast exam ... the breast were 170 degrees, or they read 170 words per minute? That part was very confusing ... "The Thing Had To Come Out"? (those are your words, not mine) Out of what?
 
You would be much wiser next year to purchase your Chick on the street corner like the rest of us. Black Friday deals are unbeatable ... You can even get 2 for 1 in some areas. Then again, age does seem to play a factor into the pricing. 2 old Hens are still cheaper than a healty Chick that doesn't have that mental pause disease. :blink:

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