Depending on your stove and cookware, this could take as much as two or three minutes—which is more than enough time to totally scorch whatever you’re cooking.

To cook chicken breasts on the stove, place a pan on high heat and add one tablespoon of neutral oil (unless the pan is nonstick). Pat the chicken breasts dry with a paper towel and season both ...

For example, dry cooking at high temperatures of up to 482 o F (250 o C), longer cooking durations, and even the doneness of the chicken may lead to the production of harmful chemicals (3, 4, 5, 6).