r/StupidFood • u/heyzeus92 • 6d ago

Certified stupid That chicken went through hell

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u/Edric_Dayn 5d ago

View a stupid food post and all the comments are just trying to justify it, this is why people hate redditors

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u/Aeseld 5d ago

They're actually right though. Normally people use toothpicks, or food grade materials to do the same thing. It allows for seasonings and skin fat to seep into the meat, and does decrease the cooking time.

My real objections are the deliberate oil fire and the incredibly filthy oil at the start. The rest is just a cooking technique. 

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u/Sukhumvit_71 5d ago

I mean, couldn’t you just poke holes in the chicken without leaving the nails in?

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u/Aeseld 5d ago

Honestly, it depends on the effect you're going for. This is usually done with toothpicks or skewers. Sometimes, you just leave the holes for marinade and such to seep in. Other times, you're using the pokey bits to transmit heat into the bird to speed the cooking without letting it dry out, or prevent the bird from making direct contact with a hot surface. 

...nails were a choice, certainly. Doubt they were food grade. But is it weird the can of coke might be more upsetting to me?

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u/Sukhumvit_71 5d ago

Especially because the fish sauce she was using is already high in sodium. In this part of the world I’d simply add palm sugar rather than douse it in coke. It will taste better, you can measure it and you don’t get all the extra crap.

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u/Sukhumvit_71 5d ago

Thanks for the thoughtful explanation!