Most people are well aware that it can be very dangerous to undercook chicken, but doing so is actually a technique used when roasting a bird to be photographed, not eaten.
Undercooking the meat keeps the plump appearance, whereas a fully cooked chicken often shrinks and looks wrinkled, according to Atkinson.
They said the chicken cooked for photoshoots is often inedible.
"It is then usually browned with a variety of mixtures including paint, caramel, gravy-browning, marmite, and even boot polish," she said.