- Guys, in today's video,
I'm going to show you at what temperature to bake chicken
so it's perfectly juicy, crispy on the outside,
all white inside, and no raw middles.
Let me show you how.
In this bag, I have chicken
that I've been marinating with some olive oil,
smoked paprika, salt, garlic, that's about it.
But I have a ton of marinades for you,
both on this channel and on my blog,
which I will link below this video
so your chicken can come out juicy and flavorful.
So I have a baking sheet with some parchment paper here
and I have chicken breasts today,
but the tips I'm going to include for you
are for whole roasted chicken, bone-in chicken,
really every cut, I will share with you
so you can make great chicken at home.
So I'm just simply placing my chicken
right onto my parchment paper.
And again, I'm just discarding any of the juices.
I'm going to leave those in the bag.
When you bake chicken, you do not put extra sauce on here.
So these chicken breasts are going to be baked
in the oven at 375 degrees.
Now, the reason I like to start all chicken breasts at 375,
but when you Google at what temperature to roast
or what temperature to bake chicken,
you're going to get a whole bunch of different results.
And the reason is
because these chicken breasts
are going to be baked by themselves.
So there are no other veggies around to account for.
The idea of changing temperatures
is the higher the temperature,
the less time it goes in the oven.
Now I do not recommend going over 400 or 425
with any cut of chicken.
Now, a whole chicken you can do at 400 degrees.
I do have a video on how to roast a chicken,
like a whole chicken with vegetables and all of that
which I will link right below.
But I do want you to know that chicken breasts,
the thicker they are, also the longer they're going to take
to cook in the oven.
Now, bone-in and skin-on chicken thighs, for example,
or even wings, again, those are going to take a bit longer
because they tend to be thicker.
And that means that the oven temperature,
it needs to go through the chicken meat,
through the skin and onto the bone,
so your chicken is cooked through.
So, let's stick these in the oven and talk temperatures.
While the chicken is baking in the oven,
I do want to talk to you about a meat thermometer.
I personally love this,
which I'll link it right below the video,
but the best way to make sure that your chicken
is cooked through and done is to use a meat thermometer.
This one allows me to like stick in to the meat.
White chicken meat is going to be at 165 Fahrenheit
and white meat means the breasts usually,
even if you're cooking a whole roasted chicken,
you would poke the breast side.
Dark meat is your wings, your thighs,
and the underside of the chicken.
And that is 175 Fahrenheit.
Now don't fret, right below the video,
I'm going to have a link for you to a chart
that you're going to be able to print out
the temperature and the time that gets cooked
and what oven temperature to set that recipe.
Now, if you're wondering, how would you tell
if your chicken is done without using an oven thermometer?
It's really simple.
Always follow a recipe for cooking time
or the chart that I'm going to link for you.
But when you pull the chicken out of the oven
you're going to want to take a knife and a fork
and slice it at the thickest part of the meat.
Now, when you separate the meat,
it should look all white and there should be no line
of pink or translucent colored meat.
That's how you know when it's all the meat is white
even though it's juicy,
that is the chicken is cooked through,
but again invest in a super inexpensive thermometer.
Maybe not today because you just found this video
but for next time, I'll have the link for you.
If I had to pick an all purpose temperature
for in which to set my oven, I would pick 375 Fahrenheit
because I'm not going to scorch my chicken, dry it out,
or even burn the skin.
I mean, honestly, if you're again,
kind of keeping an eye on it and following a recipe,
I would say 375 is a good way to go.
And I know you just want me to tell you how long
and at what temperature standard,
but the thing is is that not all chicken breasts
are sliced the same.
And if you butterfly chicken breasts,
it's half the thickness.
So although yes, chicken breasts would take anywhere
between 35 and 45 minutes at 375,
just depends on how thick your chicken breasts are.
Now, chicken thighs will be 45 to 55 minutes.
Also until the internal temperature is 175F
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