Chicken drumstick
Kycklinglägg
78°CRest 5 min
Cook to this all the way through
Dark meat. Push it well past the bare minimum.
Safe minimum 72°CLivsmedelsverket
On the grill
Like thigh, drumstick is dark meat with connective tissue that improves with extra heat rather than drying out. Indirect first, then a direct finish for the skin.
The meat near the bone is the last part to reach temperature, so check there specifically rather than trusting the surface colour.