At a department store, I stop at their deli and purchase pieces of chicken, except the chicken pieces were over cooked, my guess is that, they probably forgot about it.When meat is cooked at high temperature like 400 degrees Fahrenheit (204 Celsius) the outside of meat is cooked more then the inside. In other words, it will not cook evenly.
The best temperature to use is 325 Fahrenheit (163 Celsius).. When a chicken is cooked at 400 degrees it takes about 1 hour ;at 325 degrees it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes+
I had purchased the chicken legs and thighs yesterday, and since I have diabetes 2, I should not be eating anything greasy. So below is a recipe for bake chicken legs and thighs.
When the pieces are thawed out at room temperature, I DRY-BRINE (without water) . by seasoning them with: Lemon-pepper salt, garlic powder and onion powder, of course you can use your own seasons, then I rubbed all the spices in then I let it sit for a while about 2 hours or more in the refrigerator, before I start my cooking,
NOTE: Wet Brine is when one seasons the water with spices, then adds the pieces and letting that be stored in the fridge, Be sure to dry them off before baking , by using a paper towel.
I use an roaster oven to cook my chicken ,set at 325 degrees Fahrenheit (163 Celsius).. Not only that I use a foil pan and place a rack on top of it, so when the chicken cooks, the grease will drip inside the foil pan, preventing clean up.
Of course the above method requires trial and error. So the chicken has to be check on, from time from time, the chicken is done when the skin is golden brown and the inside is pure white. Let it cool before eating. (end)
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