The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

parent  of  a

Cornish

game    hen

must    be  of

the Rock

Cornish

breed.)

butterflied

and grilled

or  pan-

roasted.

They    have

extremely

tender  meat

and a   very

mild    flavor.

Plan    on  1

hen per

person.

Broiler A chicken

under   10

weeks   of  age

that    has yet

to  develop a

hardened

breastbone.

Broilers

weigh   1½  to

With    a   very

mild    flavor

and tender

meat,   these

are best

roasted,

grilled,

deep-fried,

or  pan-