Roasting Chicken Drumsticks

[soul_cake_duck]

Comments

[brunettepet]

Very dry skin and a hot oven make for crispy skin. I usually leave the chicken uncovered in the refrigerator for a couple hours to totally dry out the skin.

[soul_cake_duck]

Thanks! Thats what I thought, just need to stop being too lazy to plan it seems!

[a_boleyn]

I've never done it myself BUT, apparently tossing the wings in baking POWDER helps to crisp them up. As well as baking them first at a low temp (to melt the fat) and then cranking up the heat to crisp them up.

Like in this post.
http://www.recipetineats.com/crispy-oven-baked-chicken-wings-honey-garlic-sauce/

[soul_cake_duck]

Huh, interesting link. I'm not sure how much I believe it, but worth it for the sauce recipe in any case :D

[a_boleyn]

Glad you're getting something out of the link in that case. :)

[cissa]

While the baking powder does give a crispy skin, it also tends to taste like baking powder and gives the skin an off texture, in my experience. I tried it once and not again.

[anita_margarita]

For crispy skin, you want the skin dry. In one of her cookbooks, Rose Levy Beranbaum said she leaves chicken uncovered in her refrigerator for 24 hours to ensure crisp skin.

The blood thing doesn't bother me, but maybe someone else knows a solution.

[soul_cake_duck]

Thanks. The blood thing is weird for me because I feel like up until a few years ago, I never encountered it, but now it always happens.

[cowgirl00]

Like the others have said, the key to crispy skin is making sure your chicken is very dry. I usually pat mine with a paper towel and stick in the fridge, uncovered and on a rack, for at least an hour before cooking. If you're brining them, you may want to take them out of the brine and do the same at least 3-4 hours in advance to make sure it really gets good and dry. The lowest temp I use for cooking bone-in chicken is 400 (up to 450, depending on the cut). If you're doing something on a lower temp then you may want to broil them for a few minutes at the end to help get extra crisp.

[soul_cake_duck]

Thanks for the tip. Was reminded because I did some this week and was basically too hungry to wait by the end, but definitely doing that next time :D