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I remember, it has to be at least 55 years ago, my grandmother being on a diet. And one of the things she used to cook for herself all of the time was poached chicken breast.

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But because it was the early 60s and part of a diet, this was a pretty sad thing. She boiled a boneless, skinless breast in nothing but water — without even a pinch of salt — for an unnecessarily long time. Please don't try to imagine the horrible texture and complete lack of flavor.

Given this early impression, it took me a long time to approach poaching again.

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But so many cooks, past and present, embrace poaching that I eventually decided that I needed to give it another try. And I've discovered that, with a few simple "rules," a poached chicken breast can be a truly wonderful thing.

Read on for the fundamentals of making poached chicken worth raving about.

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The first thing to know is: You want to use a bone-in, skin-on chicken breast. This will not only result in a moister, more fla

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