Chicken drumstick

Kycklinglägg

78°CDark meat — push well past the bare minimum.

Cook to this all the way through

Safe minimum 72°CLivsmedelsverket

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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.