The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

Step 1: Locate the Wishbone This step takes place before you start cooking the turkey. It’s even ...

Step 4: Pry it Loose Grab the top of the bone with your fingers or a dry kitchen towel and pry it toward ...

ROASTED BUTTERFLIED CHICKEN This is the easiest, most foolproof way to guarantee crisp skin and very m ...

SERVES 3 OR 4 1 whole chicken, 3½ to 4 pounds, butterflied according to the instructions here 1 tablespoon ...

in the center of the baking sheet and the legs are close to the edges. Roast until the thickest part of t ...

QUICK JUS FOR ROASTED BUTTERFLIED CHICKEN NOTE: For this recipe, you’ll need the neck and backbone from the but ...

chicken bones and neck and cook, stirring frequently, until well browned, about 3 minutes. Add ...

KNIFE SKILLS: How to Butterfly a Chicken or Turkey Butterflying any bird is pretty much the same, though you ...

STEP 1: THE TOOLS You’ll need some good poultry shears. I like the Kitchen Shears from Kuhn-Rikon for thei ...

STEP 2: FLIP AND SNIP Position the bird so it’s breast side down on the cutting board. Holding it firml ...

STEP 3: CUT AROUND THE THIGH If you are too far from the spine, you may hit the thigh bone: just shift the shea ...

STEP 4: REPEAT ON THE SECOND SIDE Make an identical cut down the other side of the backbone, being careful ...

STEP 5: SURGERY COMPLETE If all goes well, you will have completely removed the backbone. Use your fingers or ...

STEP 6: FLIP AND TUCK Flip the bird back over and tuck the wing tips underneath the breasts to help ...

STEP 7: PRESS DOWN Splay the bird out in a manner that can only be described as inappropriate, then p ...

SIMPLE WHOLE ROAST CHICKEN If you value the presentation of a whole bird at the table, this is the recipe ...

wire rack in the pan, put the baking sheet on the pizza steel or stone, and reduce the oven temperature to ...

BUTTERY LEMON- HERB-RUBBED ROAST CHICKEN Butter, lemon zest, and herbs are a classic combination with ro ...

pepper, lemon zest, and butter in a food processor and process until a paste is formed, scraping dow ...

JAMAICAN-JERK- RUBBED ROAST CHICKEN Jerk-style chicken is a specialty of Jamaica, where the chicken gets a ...