Cooking Chicken: Little Known Secrets Of How To Cook Perfect Fried Chicken

What can be more American than cooking chicken? To be honest everyone has his or her own unique way of cooking up the perfect batch of chicken. Chicken is such a versatile piece of meat and can be prepared in many ways such as roasted, boiled, broiled, grilled, stewed, baked and don't forget fried. No matter how you decide to cook chicken, there is always a wrong and right way to go about cooking chicken.

Before I give you the details for making perfect chicken, I would like to touch upon some things you want to avoid.

How Not To Cook Chicken

- Chicken dishes prepared from thawed out chicken will never taste as good as fresh chicken. Therefore, stay away from frozen chicken.

- Never buy chicken and cook it right out of the package. You should always prepare you chicken properly before cooking.

Tips To Cooking Perfect Chicken

- You must always use fresh chicken. Fresh chicken wins the taste test when compared to frozen. You really can tell the difference.

- Buy the right bird for the cooking task at hand. Believe it or not, your cooking method should determine what type of bird you purchase. Just ask you local butcher which bird is best for roasting, frying or broiling.

- Buy whole chickens and cut them up yourself or have the butcher cut the chicken into pieces for you.

- Don't get too extravagant when it comes to seasoning. Your seasoning mixture should not entail mixing every spice and herb in your kitchen cabinet. Salt and pepper and maybe one other spice or herb works best.

There you have it, what to avoid when cooking chicken and tips for cooking the perfect chicken.

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