One of the very first recipes I ever put on this site, and it still shows up on our table more than almost anything else I cook. A whole chicken, nothing brushed on it, just butter and a heavy coat of BBQ spice that bakes itself into a crust. Make it once and the Friday night takeout chicken run quietly stops being a thing at your house. My kids are obsessed with it. So am I, honestly.<\/p>\n
This is what I cook the second I spot a good-sized whole chicken marked down at the grocery store. Ten minutes of work, into the oven, an hour and fifteen minutes later everybody eats. Buy the big one. The leftovers turn into next-day lunches that are honestly as good as the first plate: sandwiches, salads, or shredded and reheated with a little sauce.<\/p>\n
Juicy chicken comes down to one skill, and it isn’t a fancy one: not overcooking it. I use a meat thermometer every single time. Color tells you nothing here, and anyone who says otherwise has served dry chicken. A bird that’s cooked through can still look faintly pink near the bone. Aim for 180 \u00b0F (82 \u00b0C) in the thickest part of the thigh, off the bone, let it sit a few minutes, and that’s it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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