So DH and I were roasting a whole chicken last night, and we usually share the cooking duties. We make whole chicken a lot on Sundays, because i like to have leftovers for my lunches during the week.
Anyway, he checks the temp last night and says "Great, 150, it's just about done!" and I said "huh? it has to be 165!" I ALWAYS cook chicken to 165, it's the only food i'm completely paranoid about undercooking. So he says, no i always cook it to 155 because if you cook it to 165 it's too dry. My jaw dropped...have i been eating unsafe chicken all this time? I stared him down and he said "oh right, we can't mess around with you now that you're pregnant" and put it back in for a little while for me, but I was stunned.
Please tell me I'm not crazy...aren't you supposed to cook chicken to 165 under any circumstances?! Or have i been paranoid all this time (and torturing my DH with overly dry chicken!)?