Why Ina Garten Intentionally Undercooks Her Chicken - Chowhound

Carryover cooking is just physics, but gaming carryover cooking like Ina Garten requires you to understand it. The second law of thermodynamics says that heat will always flow to colder areas. During cooking, heat moves through the outer layer of the chicken, spreading to the interior. When taken away from the heat source, the area that had contact is still hotter; some of that heat will dissipate into the cooler…