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Stop Blaming Yourself for Dry Chicken — Blame Your Technique Instead
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Stop Blaming Yourself for Dry Chicken — Blame Your Technique Instead

Dry, rubbery chicken breast is one of the most common complaints in the American home kitchen — and it's almost never the cook's fault in the way they think. The real culprits are subtler: misleading temperature targets, uneven cuts, and a physics phenomenon called carryover cooking that most recipes never bother to explain.