How to tell if chicken is cooked without a thermometer?

How To Tell If The Chicken Is Cooked: Even Without A Thermometer I have completely lost track of the number of times I have cooked chicken and the number of times I have experienced serving half cooked chicken. read more

To know what medium-cooked meat feels like, touch your ring finger to your thumb. To know what well-done meat feels like, touch your pinkie and thumb together. It takes some practice to master this touch-and-feel technique. So use your thermometer as backup until you think you have the hang of the "finger test" method. read more

Without a meat thermometer, you must use other ways to check the chicken's status. One way is to tip the bird so the juices run out of its cavity. If they're clear, the chicken is likely done; pink means it's not ready yet. The same test can be applied by piercing the chicken in a thick part of the breast and then again on the thigh. read more