Baking chicken in the oven?

[cruisnfamily]

At what temperature and how long do you bake:

1)boneless skinless chicken breasts?

2)bone-in breaded chicken?

conflicting times and temps in recipes and I'm trying to see what the DIS recommends.

Thanks!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

#1 Usually 350 for 30-40 minutes

#2 Don't eat them so can't help

 

[shamrock30]

I cook bone in breaded chicken breasts at 375 for about one hour.

 

[cruisnfamily]

Thanks!

You guys agree with what I've always done but I was reading a recipe that said to cook bone in chicken at 425 for 1 hr and boneless chicken for 30-45 mins at 425. I thought 425 sounded way to high and the chicken would be dry. Thanks for the input.

Any other opinions?

 

[wnissen]

Actually, the answer I would recommend is "till it's done."

Buy a probe thermomemter, stick the tip so it rests in the thickest part of the breast, and remove the chicken when it gets to 165F. Contrary to what one might expect, lower temperatures cause more moisture loss due to longer cooking times. I cook de-boned breasts at 500F, bone in at 425, and whole chickens at 350. In general, the fastest cooking method results in the moistest meat, because there is less time for water to evaporate. Of course, higher temperatures also make it easier to overcook something into sawdust, which is why they often get a bad rap. However, a properly positioned probe will beep the instant the meat arrives at the correct doneness. Plus, higher heat develops that delicious brown skin.

That said, 425F for an hour sounds like a recipe for cardboard chicken! Good for you for not trusting the recipe blindly.

Walt

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

I wouldn't bake chicken without using my Pampered Chef thermometer. It's about the best thing I've ever bought from them.

You just put the needle in the thickest breast, attach the probe to the thermometer, put the thermometer on the counter next to the oven, and bake! It beeps when the temp reaches 170 degrees.

 

[luvflorida]

I cooked three boneless skinless chicken breasts in the oven tonight, at 375 degrees for about an hour. I turned them once and basted them with BBQ sauce twice. They tasted delicious, very moist, not dried out at all.