Perfect Roasted Chicken

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  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Michael Ruhlman

Published 2011

  • About

There are three finesse points to a perfect roasted chicken. Though infinite variables make one roasted chicken different from another (the quality of the chicken, the seasonings used, how long you cook the bird), three main goals are essential if you want to wind up with a perfect roasted chicken. They concern seasoning, oven temperature, and—the most talked-about issue but rarely addressed practically—the maintenance of a juicy breast and fully cooked thighs.

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