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Cooking chat: My husband won’t eat pink smoked chicken. Is it safe?

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March 27, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

(Scott Suchman for The Washington Post/food styling by Carolyn Robb for The Washington Post)

Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal provide practical cooking advice that you can’t find on Google. They answer questions like “Do you need to rinse rice?” and “Is it safe to leave butter at room temperature?”

But there’s more! Often, your excellent questions inspire us to write full-length articles. Recent posts have covered broth vs. stock (and whether it really matters), foolproof ways to cook fish and a look at carbon-steel pans.

Aaron and Becky both write and test recipes for Post Food, our team dedicated to helping you cook with confidence. We’re hoping this weekly chat will be a lively conversation where you can figure out any issues in the kitchen and identify new recipes for you to try.

A few questions we answered today:

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