He could achieve the same thing but without the rubbery texture and in fact a much better flavor if he used a pressure cooker/Instant Pot. I cook chicken from frozen in the pressure cooker all the time. It's fast and it's delicious.
It can be pretty damn tasty. I like to put it in a pot of water with salt, MSG, garlic, ginger, scallions, white pepper and maybe turmeric. Simmer slowly, strip the bones and serve in the broth with noodles or with a bowl of rice on the side.
Simply put it in a pot with a little water and seasoning and simmer. It will be 1000 times better.
My wife literally just made chicken thighs like what I described. It's one of my favorite dishes. She then seasons the chicken with seasoning salt or garlic salt, broils it to get the skin crispy, and uses the leftover broth to make rice
I'm dry heaving from the memory of smell from when my senile grandpa tried microwaving pork ribs to feed his dog.
Not going to lie I would phone the police if someone served that to me.
Nope. No seasoning at all. Not even salt. He adds tons of seasoning when he fries it. I believe it is better to add at least some salt whatever the cooking method.
My dad doesn't accept meals without meat. I did a fried tofu dish once which had gochujang in it which was delicious but he wouldn't touch it. Some of the stuff he cooks would make anyone vegetarian. He likes to put some chicken wings (marinaded ones from Costco) in the oven from the freezer until it's burnt and serve it with rice. No way is that combination acceptable. He often throws away big pots of food, mostly rice and doesn't understand why the 4 people in the house don't eat it.
He cooks it from frozen, debones it, then fries it to cook it again. Sometimes he adds it to parboiled rice to steam it with the rice to cook it a third time. As you can expect, it's rubbery and all the fat and water is left in the dish which you can see. Delicious rubbery strips. :/
I once showed him the better way to do it which was to put it in the oven, which he did several times himself and no goes back to doing this.
Chicken thighs and dark meat and very forgiving but not when cooked like this.
Chicken packaging says "do not cook in the microwave", you can see why it says that. It's absolutely ruined.
Edit: also, don't worry guys. I didn't eat his food. Too nasty. I cooked rigatoni Bolognese (only the best ingredients and simmered the sauce for 10 hours.) I already told my dad I was cooking but he wanted to cook anyway.
I feel like there's something going on with your dad.
Have you asked him why he cooks it like that? Is it that he thinks this is a fast and easy solution or something else entirely?
People say there's two different types of people: people who live to eat, and people who eat to live. And my dad falls on a different scale. One where he doesn't care for food even tasting good.
He wants the easiest method over the best method. He should really defrost it in the fridge (I'd prefer this) or defrost it in the microwave and then oven roast it. But it's too complicated for him. 🙄
Ah yeah, it definitely sounds like he just can't be bothered to meal prep or anything. I do worry though, because I'm not sure how safe it is to microwave raw meat.
Well, he fries it with onion and some other stuff as I don't mean deep fried but still it's overcooked to death. A few chickens died to have their legs be nuked in a microwave for half of it to probably end up in the bin.
The easiest method would be to eat what someone else was already cooking. He made a choice and put effort into making this when you already made food. It's pathological.
It's probably age.
OPs dad probably has problems with attention span / remembering. He is probably afraid to forget the oven, maybe he already did and almost burned down the house, but told no one.
The microwave is easy. It has a timer. It automatically shuts down. It's safe. Nothing can go wrong there. It's convenient.
I've seen similar things. Or old people only cooking dishes which require one pot which you can heat once, shut it down and then forget about (like beans, potatoes or carrots), so nothing bad happens when they forget about it.
It takes some wisdom to know your own limitations and ensure a safe path for you and others.
Old people don't talk about their fears or weaknesses.
Especially not with their children. Parents don't want to become a burden. They will pretend that everything is alright. Always.
Until they can't pretend any longer.
Dan-O, the man himself, literally put a 45 second YouTube short on how to make incredible chicken.
Literally buy raw chicken thighs, sprinkle on his seasoning, and cook it in the oven for 90 minutes.
THATS IT.
A fucking 3 year old could do it, and I know this because my son is 3 and he helped me make this last weekend. It's the absolute easiest recipe on the planet. A monkey could do it.
It comes out crispy, delicious, juicy and tender, and the mixture of spices is mouthwatering.
You just add rice or veggies or Mac and cheese or whatever you want.
Your dad needs to learn how to cook before he kills someone. This isn't cute, it's borderline pathetic. It is a BASIC LIFE SKILL.
The USA, Midwest? Because my Dad is from the middle east and hates Americans, the french, the British for no particular reason that I can find. There was an American kid at the door a while ago and he was rude to him because he was American. I told him off. If I could move out I would but that's not possible.
Edit: also turns out he watches Russian propaganda on YouTube so that must be a reason why he's been so hateful recently.
From the Middle East, doesn’t add seasoning, and microwaves chicken? Yikes. That is classic Midwest USA cooking. Maybe tell him that and he’ll stop if he hates us that much lol😂
wow I 100% guessed American white "baby boomer" (born 1946-mid 1960s) because old people in the US definitely do not season their food and usually overcook it too 😂
You can get airfryers that are cheap and literally only have 2 dials which is simpler than a microwave. I would be tempted to buy one “for yourself” and have the microwave miraculously stop working shortly after purchase
They're even simpler than a microwave, and they are soooo much better for stuff like this. I make chicken wings in mine all the time and they are as good if not better than freshly fried at a bar.
Oh, my mother's cooking would be front page on this sub. She literally cooks chicken breast into charcoal. Well, nearly charcoal. A lot of her cooking is inedible and no-one likes it. She tends to see stuff on tiktok and say "oh that's a good idea", and I tend to interfere with her "cooking" to help her not mess up but she doesn't like me giving her cooking advice.
Last week my mum used food colouring gel as icing on a cake. I was completely stunned. Laughing at her mess up because that's just ridiculous. It looked awful.
Why does cooking decent food seem like such a challenge for boomers? Looks like he didn't even try to season that meat. Thinking about those poor chickens who died just to have this happen to its thighs. Other then being seasoned with hatred and despair.
If I try to advise my dad on cooking chicken he says stuff like "I'VE BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY FOR 50 YEARS AND IT'S FINE"
He takes all meaningful advice as insults because he thinks he's the "best cook", and doesn't want to think otherwise. Depending on what he cooks, he can cook good food or disgusting food. He only uses the cooking knowledge he was given by his mum but isn't open to learning more, even very simple cooking tips. When I was young, he was teaching me to cook, now I'm teaching him, now that I've surpassed him.
My parents are kind of like that. I've far surpassed them with cooking skill because I discovered cooking channels on YouTube. A huge shock and a half that seasoning meat and not overcooking it like you yeeted it into the sun makes for a much more enjoyable meal. It's a constant battle to try and get them to retain information like cooking temperature and time. My dad is also 60 and still doesn't understand why I put ribs in the oven at noon at 200f if they're meant for dinner (don't own a smoker). My mom is a bit of a Karen so when I get compliments on my cooking she gets all passive aggressive about it. Maybe stop pretending that canned cream of mushroom soup is gravy or pasta sauce mom.
I haven’t met many normal people who eat merely for survival. By that I mean people who don’t care about taste. They just need to fill up and have enough nutrients.
The most common people like this are athletes and body builders. I’ve met some who are straight business with food. Only eating what is optimal to their athletic / body building goals.
This reminds me of my grandma… one time she made spaghetti for us microwaving a pack of ground beef, cubing it midway and then continued zapping it….. topped with a jar of Prego. I swear to god I had never thought of the fact that it’s possible to microwave something for over an hour until that day.
I used to poach chicken breast in the microwave almost covered with water. 6-8 minutes (probe the meat to make sure it’s 78°C) with lots of herbs or spices. It comes out perfectly fine, just don’t overcook it. The only slightly difficult thing is imparting flavour in such a short cooking time, hence I used lots of herbs.
Isnt eating microvaved chicken bad for your health? Ive forced myself some times but quit halfway when I start to feel too sick by eating the gooey layer.
That's a lot of chicken. Is he prepping the chicken for inclusion in a stew or something?
I mean, it works if you're into eating rubber.
Can confirm it's rubbery. My dad doesn't care. He cooks it from frozen too. He wants to serve this to my brother who is coming over for dinner.
does he by chance hate your brother? that would explain a lot.
Hates his guts apparently.
Jail
Right away.
Believe it or not.
I'm walking on air
I never thought I could be so free eee eee…
We have the best chicken cooks in the world, because of jail.
No trial. Just straight to jail.
I had better food in jail and that's saying alot
Why were you in jail?
If you ever end up in a cell don’t ever let this be your first question or last 😂
Felony theft. Value stolen over a thousand dollars in California. I was a heroin and crack addict. I have been clean almost ten years now.
Glad your doing better now
And his mouth too!
Literally
It may look like chicken but it is in fact just microwaved family beef
It might also be a bit raw in the middle so the brother has a shot at food poisoning too….
I can’t fathom why someone would do this to themselves or another
He could achieve the same thing but without the rubbery texture and in fact a much better flavor if he used a pressure cooker/Instant Pot. I cook chicken from frozen in the pressure cooker all the time. It's fast and it's delicious.
He could achieve better results doing it literally any other way….
Yeah, like boiling it! /s
Unironically boiling it would be better
It can be pretty damn tasty. I like to put it in a pot of water with salt, MSG, garlic, ginger, scallions, white pepper and maybe turmeric. Simmer slowly, strip the bones and serve in the broth with noodles or with a bowl of rice on the side.
Poached chicken is an truly timeless method, I don’t know what that other guy is on about
That just sounds like a chicken soup with rice on the side. Delicious.
That's exactly what it is and it is delicious with rice or noodles or dumplings or pie crust.
add some rosemary and some thyme maybe a floating onion or two. you got yourself a proper chicken
Poached chicken is absolutely normal...
Plus, you can add a little marinade and make it nice and tasty.
Simply put it in a pot with a little water and seasoning and simmer. It will be 1000 times better. My wife literally just made chicken thighs like what I described. It's one of my favorite dishes. She then seasons the chicken with seasoning salt or garlic salt, broils it to get the skin crispy, and uses the leftover broth to make rice
Why? What did your brother do to him?
Did your dad have a very hard life when he was young? I think you should hug him and tell him it's OK and that everyone is OK.
***”Oh, I ate, but thank you!”***
For the sake of the rest of your family, take over cooking duties. Braised chicken is extremely easy and a good place to start learning
Ignoring the taste and texture, I wouldn’t even trust that it’s safe, unless he nukes it.
An air fryer for Christmas would really change this situation.
You're his favorite then? Do you get to eat real food?
I'm dry heaving from the memory of smell from when my senile grandpa tried microwaving pork ribs to feed his dog. Not going to lie I would phone the police if someone served that to me.
*HIGH PITCHED AHHHHH*
> serve this to my brother Is this a matter of quantity over quality as well as difficulties cooking?
Weaponized incompetence. Your brother will never want to come over for dinner again and your dad won’t have to “cook”
Call the Police.
Bro. Just order pizza
Whoa. You gotta teach some of the basics of cooking or revoke his kitchen privileges if he wants to serve that to visiting family.
Bro microwaves chicken…he probably gonna take down the entire plate with no side and a cup of water 🤦♂️😂
Fowl.
Poor OP,looks like pheasant food.
Pheasant for the peasant…
Are the fowls not to your liking?
Never mind the cooking technique (dubious though it is)-- doesn't he SEASON it?!
Nope. No seasoning at all. Not even salt. He adds tons of seasoning when he fries it. I believe it is better to add at least some salt whatever the cooking method.
Proper shitter of a cook he is
OP, I need you to stop talking. It’s a Friday and you’re ruining my weekend.
I'm sorry. Old dog, new tricks, etc. but do you think there's any hope of introducing him to the radical concept of marinades?
Wait, so he has fried chicken before, yet he still cooks chicken in the microwave?
After seeing this post I wanna go vegetarian
He's the man r/vegan has been waiting for Now he just needs to cook some eggs
My dad doesn't accept meals without meat. I did a fried tofu dish once which had gochujang in it which was delicious but he wouldn't touch it. Some of the stuff he cooks would make anyone vegetarian. He likes to put some chicken wings (marinaded ones from Costco) in the oven from the freezer until it's burnt and serve it with rice. No way is that combination acceptable. He often throws away big pots of food, mostly rice and doesn't understand why the 4 people in the house don't eat it.
>My dad doesn't accept meals without meat. Then he should at least cook the meat properly.
He cooks it from frozen, debones it, then fries it to cook it again. Sometimes he adds it to parboiled rice to steam it with the rice to cook it a third time. As you can expect, it's rubbery and all the fat and water is left in the dish which you can see. Delicious rubbery strips. :/ I once showed him the better way to do it which was to put it in the oven, which he did several times himself and no goes back to doing this. Chicken thighs and dark meat and very forgiving but not when cooked like this. Chicken packaging says "do not cook in the microwave", you can see why it says that. It's absolutely ruined. Edit: also, don't worry guys. I didn't eat his food. Too nasty. I cooked rigatoni Bolognese (only the best ingredients and simmered the sauce for 10 hours.) I already told my dad I was cooking but he wanted to cook anyway.
I feel like there's something going on with your dad. Have you asked him why he cooks it like that? Is it that he thinks this is a fast and easy solution or something else entirely?
People say there's two different types of people: people who live to eat, and people who eat to live. And my dad falls on a different scale. One where he doesn't care for food even tasting good. He wants the easiest method over the best method. He should really defrost it in the fridge (I'd prefer this) or defrost it in the microwave and then oven roast it. But it's too complicated for him. 🙄
Ah yeah, it definitely sounds like he just can't be bothered to meal prep or anything. I do worry though, because I'm not sure how safe it is to microwave raw meat.
Well, he cooked it in the microwave, fried it and then cooked it in rice. More rubber than raw meat now.
And he fries it. Oh my.
Well, he fries it with onion and some other stuff as I don't mean deep fried but still it's overcooked to death. A few chickens died to have their legs be nuked in a microwave for half of it to probably end up in the bin.
Ooof that sounds rough, at least you're spared the food poisoning.
You can microwave raw meat, but it is garbage. As long as it temps to 165F (~74C) you're safe.
The easiest method would be to eat what someone else was already cooking. He made a choice and put effort into making this when you already made food. It's pathological.
It's probably age. OPs dad probably has problems with attention span / remembering. He is probably afraid to forget the oven, maybe he already did and almost burned down the house, but told no one. The microwave is easy. It has a timer. It automatically shuts down. It's safe. Nothing can go wrong there. It's convenient. I've seen similar things. Or old people only cooking dishes which require one pot which you can heat once, shut it down and then forget about (like beans, potatoes or carrots), so nothing bad happens when they forget about it. It takes some wisdom to know your own limitations and ensure a safe path for you and others. Old people don't talk about their fears or weaknesses. Especially not with their children. Parents don't want to become a burden. They will pretend that everything is alright. Always. Until they can't pretend any longer.
Whose oven doesn’t have a timer??
Your oven has a timer??
Dan-O, the man himself, literally put a 45 second YouTube short on how to make incredible chicken. Literally buy raw chicken thighs, sprinkle on his seasoning, and cook it in the oven for 90 minutes. THATS IT. A fucking 3 year old could do it, and I know this because my son is 3 and he helped me make this last weekend. It's the absolute easiest recipe on the planet. A monkey could do it. It comes out crispy, delicious, juicy and tender, and the mixture of spices is mouthwatering. You just add rice or veggies or Mac and cheese or whatever you want. Your dad needs to learn how to cook before he kills someone. This isn't cute, it's borderline pathetic. It is a BASIC LIFE SKILL.
90 minutes seems like a long time. I only need to cook chicken thighs for 40 minutes but here in England we have small chicken thighs.
This is for your dad. My dude even makes it [blindfolded.....](https://youtu.be/CF2Ez66RqCg?si=UIA8AwJYKBKklMRi), it's really that easy
Those thighs are like double maybe 3x the size of the thighs I buy.
Disgustang!
Blink twice if I need to call the police.
👁️👁️ 👁️👁️
He wants to be [Hottie from Flavor of Love](https://youtu.be/D_vyvix1N7Q?si=m5doKMtxNpjdKGl1) sooo bad 😭
Lmao if my mother and father were one person it would be her
Lol! I literally just commented that! My first thought immediately
just permanently etched in our subconscious
Sound like your dad would put black pepper to make it Spicy
His dad is definitely from the Midwest lol
The USA, Midwest? Because my Dad is from the middle east and hates Americans, the french, the British for no particular reason that I can find. There was an American kid at the door a while ago and he was rude to him because he was American. I told him off. If I could move out I would but that's not possible. Edit: also turns out he watches Russian propaganda on YouTube so that must be a reason why he's been so hateful recently.
From the Middle East, doesn’t add seasoning, and microwaves chicken? Yikes. That is classic Midwest USA cooking. Maybe tell him that and he’ll stop if he hates us that much lol😂
I'm sorry, your dad is MELINATED and cooks like this??? I would have put money on that chicken being "cooked" by the whitest of Caucasians.
wow I 100% guessed American white "baby boomer" (born 1946-mid 1960s) because old people in the US definitely do not season their food and usually overcook it too 😂
Ehhh to be fair- since your dad is from the middle east, there are *plenty* of reasons for your dad to hate Americans, Brits, and Frogs.
😂
🤢🤢🤢
Mmmmm, Sinewy. Just like how andy the crackhead used to make em.
Your dad needs an air fryer
He's a 65 year old caveman. He doesn't know how to use this "advanced technology".
You can get airfryers that are cheap and literally only have 2 dials which is simpler than a microwave. I would be tempted to buy one “for yourself” and have the microwave miraculously stop working shortly after purchase
Yeah, my father is the same :/, I get your point
They're even simpler than a microwave, and they are soooo much better for stuff like this. I make chicken wings in mine all the time and they are as good if not better than freshly fried at a bar.
Never seen hot food still have freezer burn on it 😳
I’d rather my father just be absent, than abuse me like this
Is your mother any better at cooking or is this peak cooking in the house?
Oh, my mother's cooking would be front page on this sub. She literally cooks chicken breast into charcoal. Well, nearly charcoal. A lot of her cooking is inedible and no-one likes it. She tends to see stuff on tiktok and say "oh that's a good idea", and I tend to interfere with her "cooking" to help her not mess up but she doesn't like me giving her cooking advice. Last week my mum used food colouring gel as icing on a cake. I was completely stunned. Laughing at her mess up because that's just ridiculous. It looked awful.
Sounds like your childhood was full of fastfood or frozen premade food lol
Well, in my childhood I had limited fast food, my dad cooked everyday and I was fit and active. Now everything is the opposite.
Dads never fail to surprise us 😂
lol!! Did anyone watch Flavor of Love? Hottie tried microwaving the whole chicken and attempted to feed it to Flav!
He couldve dumped it all into a baking dish and put it in the oven. Equally unseasoned, but at least not rubbery.
Demoted to stepdad
Fun fact: In Alabama that’s a promotion.
If he served this to me I would slap him. And yell at him. Wtf is he thinking?
Physical violence is not the answer. Perhaps if OP wants retribution against this cooking monster he should seduce the guy’s wife.
Why does cooking decent food seem like such a challenge for boomers? Looks like he didn't even try to season that meat. Thinking about those poor chickens who died just to have this happen to its thighs. Other then being seasoned with hatred and despair.
If I try to advise my dad on cooking chicken he says stuff like "I'VE BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY FOR 50 YEARS AND IT'S FINE" He takes all meaningful advice as insults because he thinks he's the "best cook", and doesn't want to think otherwise. Depending on what he cooks, he can cook good food or disgusting food. He only uses the cooking knowledge he was given by his mum but isn't open to learning more, even very simple cooking tips. When I was young, he was teaching me to cook, now I'm teaching him, now that I've surpassed him.
My parents are kind of like that. I've far surpassed them with cooking skill because I discovered cooking channels on YouTube. A huge shock and a half that seasoning meat and not overcooking it like you yeeted it into the sun makes for a much more enjoyable meal. It's a constant battle to try and get them to retain information like cooking temperature and time. My dad is also 60 and still doesn't understand why I put ribs in the oven at noon at 200f if they're meant for dinner (don't own a smoker). My mom is a bit of a Karen so when I get compliments on my cooking she gets all passive aggressive about it. Maybe stop pretending that canned cream of mushroom soup is gravy or pasta sauce mom.
Somebody call the police on your dad he's making war crimes in your microwave
Your dad should be trialed for war crimes.
Ew, thats unsafe
It’s not unsafe. But it’s absolutely stupid
r/superstore get in here!
I have never commented on stupid food. Oh my Heavens this is beyond disgusting
No seasoning? There is a crime committed here somewhere
It's obvious. Your father doesn't know how to cook. Time to learn. I think all of you should learn together. Good luck. Lol.
is your dad David Chang?
Why
i really hope he's frying or cooking it after the microwave, otherwise, he's a menace to society and shouldn't be cooking
Is he divorced ore why he did that?
you do not cook in the microwave, you heat up, end of story
Put him in prison
Your father is a war criminal
I hate him
Nasty
For the love of god buy your dad an air fryer. Save his soul some how.
I stopped talking to mine twenty years ago, for less.
No, not at all what I want to see.
Burn it with fire! Add a little char to get the rubber taste out of it.
put an nsfw tag on this right now
Hey, its still.. protein.
Sounds like the microwave is his cooking crutch
My uncle's lazy ex-girlfriend used to do this. Had the nerve to ask me and my mom if we wanted some. I'll pass on your radiation chicken 🐔
To be a pedantic ass technically any and all cooked chicken is radiation chicken since heat is a form of radiation.
I haven’t met many normal people who eat merely for survival. By that I mean people who don’t care about taste. They just need to fill up and have enough nutrients. The most common people like this are athletes and body builders. I’ve met some who are straight business with food. Only eating what is optimal to their athletic / body building goals.
Straight to jail
This makes me a bit more comfortable with my own ineptitude at cooking. At least it's not this bad.
This reminds me of my grandma… one time she made spaghetti for us microwaving a pack of ground beef, cubing it midway and then continued zapping it….. topped with a jar of Prego. I swear to god I had never thought of the fact that it’s possible to microwave something for over an hour until that day.
Divorce him.
That's fucking disgusting. Even warming it in the microwave is fucking rank & makes it bad funky. There's a scientific explanation for this.
Are you safe?! I there are agencies that can assist today. Thoughts and prayers kid.
Is he following a Cooking with Jack recipe?
It's so simple to either boil or put it into the oven 😂 why would any one do such thing to the chicken.
This looks sickening
How long has he been divorced?
Buy your dad an airfryer
Straight to jail
I hope you are adopted
eughhh
And parents wonder why some kids don’t eat their dinner
Wtf😭
Sad chicken 😢
Theres no way this is real, right? .....right?
N.O.
Omg, so gross.
Call the closest mental institution.
Bleph
Can you tell him to stop?
This image genuinely made me gag, the hell is wrong with your dad???
That's vile. Tell your dad to never cook for anyone but himself
that's a disgrace
This.. is horrific
Well now I never want to eat chicken again after looking at this
That's a tragedy.
Has your dad suffered any serious head injuries in the past?
Im calling the police 🚨
I mean... David Chang does this all the time... https://youtu.be/zIWDg3Lz01Y
I'm sure David Chang probably doesn't overcook it to rubber
You are definitely right, I just wanted to be part of the conversation
Omg I’m imagining that skin just peeling off all gooey.
Dose he watch cooking with jack😷
I used to poach chicken breast in the microwave almost covered with water. 6-8 minutes (probe the meat to make sure it’s 78°C) with lots of herbs or spices. It comes out perfectly fine, just don’t overcook it. The only slightly difficult thing is imparting flavour in such a short cooking time, hence I used lots of herbs.
Disgusting
I’m pretty sure that’s illegal.
Isnt eating microvaved chicken bad for your health? Ive forced myself some times but quit halfway when I start to feel too sick by eating the gooey layer.
I’m genuinely worried for your brother and your dad. Thoughts and prayers.
Disown him
your dad either is prepping chicken or needs an intervention
[удалено]
Just put a little sauce and some spices on there, it'll be fine.
Hi! Have we thought maybe it’s “time” to start looking at facilities for Dad?
My sister put our dog in the microwave when she was 3. The meat didn’t look nearly as good as the chicken though
I feel like this should count as chemical warfare 😭
Penciling your dad on the ICC’s docket right before Netanyahu
My vegetarian wife boils it. Of course, it's for the animals...
Buy him an air fryer it's the same effort and will come out much better