every time I bake chicken in the oven and go by the directions it gets too dried out. It has happened too many times.
Can you post a link to the recipe you're using?every time I bake chicken in the oven and go by the directions it gets too dried out. It has happened too many times.
ThanksThere are culprits that lurk making chicken dry. People have been indoctrinated all their lives to make sure chicken is cooked to a safe temperature to ensure all harmful bacteria are dead. This concern about food safety has caused many cooks to cook chicken a little longer than necessary "just to be on the safe side"-a major cause of dry chicken (and my biggest food pet peeve).
Also, NEVER cook to the recipe time. Cook to the desired result. You'll see recipes state: ". . . cook for 25-30 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF." Your decision maker is the TEMPERATURE not the time. IF your chicken is a little smaller, or your oven is a little hotter than the recipe writer's, cooking to time will result in dry/overcooked chicken.
Keep carry-over cooking in mind when you make doneness decisions. Foods cook from the outside in towards the center. The outside of the chicken will be closer to oven temperature and that heat transfers inwards towards the center of the meat to reach an equilibrium. That heat transfer continues after you take the food out of the oven. This is why resting your meat is key. So if you remove a baked chicken from the oven when the internal temp is around 155ºF-160ºF, carry-over cooking will finish the job.
" It has happened too many times. "
well, listen to your inner cook.
do you need any clarification about how 'bad' internet recipes can be?
I bake whole chicken at 275'F / 135'C - that gently cooks the chicken carcass.
use a thermometer - yes, it takes longer than doing it at 450'F / 230'C - on the other hand, it takes less time to chew the chicken . . .
for pretty . . . bake the chicken until the internal deepest part reaches the 'desired' temp - for white meat that's in the 160'F / 71'C range - allowing for some carry over - then change the oven to broil (top broil - if that's an option...)
dark meat "internet temps" are 165'F / 74'C
frankly . . . dark meat lovers will not object to a 'white meat pull' at 160'F - white meat lovers will object to it being 'over cooked / too dry'
stand and watch - the broil elements will take 2-5 minutes to 'glowing red' - walking away to post online comments will result in a totally burnt black crispy - too crispy - chicken. watch - observe the 'make pretty browning' - remove when done.
life, and cooking, is a learning experience - so pay attention and absorb/learn/adapt what you _personally_ observe - don't take the internet as 'gospel' - almost without exception, none of them are actually "experts"
"mining chickens" bahahahaSpeaking of skin, auto-correct is really getting under mine today. I had to go back and change my last post from "mining" my chickens to "brining" them.
CD
Apparently lots of TikTok content creators are teaching people to do that. It works about as well as you would expect. They're also teaching people to cook chicken from frozen. I don't think that's a very good idea, either. Too many people want a super easy way to make gourmet meals and modern social media makes them think it's possible.I have never cooked a chicken at 450F. Does anyone do that?
Same with my ovenIt depends on your oven too. My oven has a habit of burning everything at the bottom but I can never get a crispy top! Roasting a perfect chicken is definitely much harder than it seems. It's so much easier to roast chicken pieces.
I DO!!I have never cooked a chicken at 450F. Does anyone do that?
I DO!I have never cooked a chicken at 450F. Does anyone do that?
If they teach them how to do it right it will come out fabulously.Apparently lots of TikTok content creators are teaching people to do that. It works about as well as you would expect. They're also teaching people to cook chicken from frozen. I don't think that's a very good idea, either. Too many people want a super easy way to make gourmet meals and modern social media makes them think it's possible.