| Have you ever cooked a chicken recipe, only to have | | | | chicken will be higher, it will also be much tastier. If you |
| the chicken come out dry? You followed every step | | | | want to avoid leaving the skin on, another option is to |
| of the recipe exactly as written, but for some reason | | | | wrap the chicken in foil while it is cooking in the oven. |
| the chicken didn't have the juicy tenderness that you | | | | This will act as a substitute layer for the skin and will |
| expected. Below are some tips that will help your | | | | help retain the juices. |
| chicken retain moisture and come out juicy every time. | | | | Check the cooking temperature. |
| Don't unwrap chicken until you're ready to use it. | | | | Buy a thermometer to double check your cooking |
| When you unwrap the chicken, you expose it to the | | | | temperature. Sometimes dials can be improperly |
| air which immediately begins to dry it out. Unwrapped | | | | calibrated or built-in thermometer readings may not be |
| chicken in the refrigerator will dry out too, because | | | | correct. Chicken that is cooked at too low of a |
| many refrigerators are designed to prevent | | | | temperature will be tough because a certain |
| condensation from developing and thus keep the inside | | | | temperature threshold is needed to tenderize the |
| of the fridge very dry. Chicken that starts out dry will | | | | protein of the chicken. If it is cooked at too high of a |
| be tough once it is cooked. | | | | temperature, however, the moisture and juices of the |
| Leave the skin on. | | | | chicken will begin to evaporate, gradually resulting in |
| For juicier, more flavorful chicken, buy chicken that has | | | | tougher, drier chicken. |
| the skin still attached. Proceed with the recipe and then | | | | For More Information |
| remove the skin once the chicken is done, if you wish. | | | | For more great cooking tips for chicken and other |
| The skin retains juices while the chicken is cooking and | | | | recipes, please visit the fun, innovative cooking website |
| therefore allows it to remains juicy once it is cooked. | | | | CD Kitchen today. |
| While this does mean that the calorie content of the | | | | |