# I'm pretty sure Shake n' Bake fucked up their Canadian baking directions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137 "2016-09-05T22:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/21 "2016-09-06T00:10:46Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > In retrospect, I agree. > > The thing is that no other recipes on the planet do this; they always give a baking temperature. Always. > > Ah well, I baked at 450F for 45 minutes and didn’t die. > ETA: And it wasn’t as good as I thought it was going to be. Don’t go out of your way. It is strange that a cooking temperature was not given, given the fact that approximate timing _was_ given. So perhaps my “clearly” is a little stronger than it should be. I just recognize 170F as a target temp for chicken (there are a few, depending on what cut of chicken), so it may have seemed more obvious to me. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/22 "2016-09-06T00:19:44Z")
Well, it was obvious to me because I know how to cook. I’m not Julia Childs, but 170C just made me shake my head. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/23 "2016-09-06T00:26:00Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Well, it was obvious to me because I know how to cook. > > I’m not Julia Childs, but 170C just made me shake my head. I’m not sure where we’re at now in this discussion, but some people do, indeed, cook their chicken at 170C, or 325F. Maybe not with those times, but it’s not uncommon. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/24 "2016-09-06T00:37:19Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Either that or it mean to cook to an internal temperature of 170F? This. Hell, that’s how I read the instructions in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/25 "2016-09-06T00:42:48Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’m not sure where we’re at now in this discussion, but some people do, indeed, cook their chicken at 170C, or 325F. Maybe not with those times, but it’s not uncommon. Oh, unless you were thinking cook the chicken to 170C? You’re probably saying something obvious, but I’m brainfarting here. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/26 "2016-09-06T01:02:19Z")
Take a picture of the side of the box for us Leaffan. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/27 "2016-09-06T01:07:33Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > **I’m pretty sure Shake n’ Bake fucked up their Canadian baking directions** > > How does one normally bake a Candaian? Politely. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/28 "2016-09-06T01:13:38Z")
I’m looking at a box right now. On top of the back there is a box labeled “You will need:” Along with telling you about how much chicken you need and one egg it says “Heat oven to 400f.” Further down it mentions 165f for the internal temp. Why would the Canadian package be different? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/29 "2016-09-06T01:30:17Z")
It could have been clearer because someone else besides the OP might be roasting chicken for the very first time and have no idea what temperature the oven would be and what temperature the chicken should be cooked too. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/30 "2016-09-06T01:48:54Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Why would the Canadian package be different? They do things different up there. It’s the extreme cold, I think. Maybe the short days (or is it long days?). They put cheese curds and cow stomach on French fries. They call it pootang or something. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/31 "2016-09-07T01:15:07Z")
There are people actually who stick thermometers into their Shake & Bake chicken? Paranoid much? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/32 "2016-09-07T02:51:37Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > There are people actually who stick thermometers into their Shake & Bake chicken? Paranoid much? Hey, you don’t want Mad Chicken Disease. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/33 "2016-09-07T15:25:40Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Either that or it mean to cook to an internal temperature of 170F? Yeah, I think that’s right. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137/34 "2016-09-10T16:36:00Z")
So i had a friend of mine in Toronto send me a pic of the directions on the shake n bake boxes. Both the original chicken and extra crispy chicken packages clearly have oven preheat instructions at the very top. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-shake-n-bake-fucked-up-their-canadian-baking-directions/765137.md?page=1)