# Sous vide cook times for Chicken can be so flexible!

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**Category:** First Cook Essentials\
**Created:** [July 11, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/sous-vide-cook-times-for-chicken-can-be-so-flexible/21982 "2019-07-11T01:47:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mirozen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/mirozen/32/2786_2.png) [@Mirozen](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Mirozen)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/sous-vide-cook-times-for-chicken-can-be-so-flexible/21982/1 "2019-07-11T01:47:32Z")

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On the 3rd of July I cooked some chicken thighs. I planned to cook them at 160F for 3 hours then shock chill, refrigerate overnight, and reheat/sear on a BBQ grill the next day. All went as planned except for one thing… I got tied up and left the chicken in the bath for almost seven hours.

I was concerned, but after heating/searing on a propane BBQ grill my wife thought the texture of the chicken was possibly the best she’s ever had.

I love how forgiving sous vide cooking is!!!

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**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/sous-vide-cook-times-for-chicken-can-be-so-flexible/21982/2 "2019-07-11T04:13:50Z")

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Drums and thighs are very forgiving, even by traditional cooking methods.