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How long to cook chicken breast

Two things decide it, and none of them is on the clock. Answer them and the time below is yours.

Your time 13:00

How thick is it?

Pounding a breast flat is the single best thing you can do to it — even thickness, half the time.

How hot is the pan?

How to tell without a timer

Check 74°C / 165°F at the thickest point, then rest it briefly.

Chicken is a food-safety cook, not a preference. Sensei times an average piece — check 74°C / 165°F at the thickest point before serving.

How it goes

  1. Side 1 of 2. Leave it alone — it releases when it has crusted.
  2. Side 2 of 2.
Every combination, as a table
How thick is it?How hot is the pan?Time
Pounded flat / cutlet Medium 6:45
Pounded flat / cutlet Medium-high 5:45
Medium breast Medium 13:00
Medium breast Medium-high 11:00
Thick breast Medium 17:30
Thick breast Medium-high 15:00

The app does this, then learns

The timer above is the same arithmetic Kitchen Sense runs. The part a web page cannot do is the next bit: you say whether it came out right, and the next one is closer. Free, 68 dishes, no account.

Cooked the same way

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