From whole and spatchcocked to boneless, skinless and poached, our how-to guides to chicken help deliver a perfectly cooked bird, each and every time.

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Slices of cooked steak arranged on a wooden surface
Why So Many Meat Cooking “Rules” Are Wrong—and What Actually Makes Steaks Juicy and Chicken Crisp
Side view of a roast chicken
Should You Wash Raw Chicken? Here’s What the Science Actually Says
Several chicken nuggets arranged in rows on a baking sheet numbered individually from 1 to 14 for comparison purposes
We Taste-Tested 14 Brands of Frozen Chicken Nuggets—Our Winner May Surprise You
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How I Make Ultra-Crispy Chicken Wings Without Deep-Frying
Cooked chicken pieces in a skillet, ready for a recipe or serving
For Juicy Chicken With Crispy Skin, I Always Cook It This Way
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Why Chicken Thighs Often Turn Out Tough—and How to Get Them Tender and Juicy
An open refrigerator stocked with various groceries and food items on the shelves and compartments including beverages and produce
This Is the Safest Place in Your Fridge to Store Chicken (Most People Get It Wrong)
Collage of deboning chicken
I Tried That Viral Chicken-Deboning "Hack" and Can Confirm It's Absurd
Whole chicken cut into parts. Clockwise from bottom left: Wings, gizzards, heart, oysters with skin flaps, legs, breast halves, rib cage, back and trim, wing tips and neck and tender tendons, tenders, chest cartilage.
Why I Only Buy Whole Chickens (and You Can, Too!)
For the Crispiest Chicken (and Turkey) Skin, Grab the Baking Powder
A group of chickens at an industrial farm.
Know Your Chicken: What USDA Poultry Labels Actually Mean
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How to Butcher a Chicken
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How to Cut Chicken Breasts Into Cutlets
Fried chicken resting on a wooden platter
Four Secrets to Improving Any Fried Chicken Recipe | The Food Lab
Hands using Williams Sonoma poultry shears to cut a turkey wing
I Tested 14 Poultry Shears and Found 4 That Can Tackle Turkeys (and Other Birds)
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Dry-Brining Is the Best Way to Brine Meat, Poultry, and More
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A Japanese Poultry Knife Butchers Chicken With Ease
Sliced sous vide chicken breast on a plate, garnished with herbs and lemon.
The Food Lab's Complete Guide to Sous Vide Chicken Breast
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The Best Frozen Chicken Nuggets | Taste Test
Duck confit being pulled out of a pot
What The Heck Is Confit? | Ask The Food Lab
Two pairs of hands, one holding a knife and the other securing the chicken breast on a cutting board, with a chicken breast being thinly sliced.
How to Slice Chicken Breast for Stir-Fries
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How to Cut an Airline Chicken Breast
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The Right Way to Use a Meat Thermometer
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The Best Fried Chicken on the Planet: An Opinionated World Tour
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What to Eat With Chicken? Depends How You're Cooking It
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Ask a Sommelier: The Best Wine for Roast Chicken
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Chicken, Leek, and Mushroom Strata Recipe
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Snapshots from Bourg-en-Bresse: The Infamous Bresse Chicken
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8 Juicy Chicken Cutlet Recipes That Take 30 Minutes or Less
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Shaker Hot Chicken Salad
A skillet of melted cheesetopped alambre with a person pulling a cheesy portion out using a fork placed on a patterned tablecloth
Chicken Alambre (Mexican Chicken Skillet With Bacon, Vegetables, and Melted Cheese)
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8 Quick Chinese Chicken Stir-Fry Recipes for Easy Weeknight Dinners
Plate of roasted chicken thighs with asparagus and radishes on a table with utensils
Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs With Asparagus, Radishes, and Lemon Vinaigrette
White chili with chicken garnished with sour cream and pickled onions served in green bowls
7 Slow Cooker Chicken Dinners for Busy March Weeknights
A bowl of chicken thigh served atop a mixture of white beans chorizo kale and cherry tomatoes accompanied by a glass and utensils
Crispy Chicken Thighs With White Beans, Chorizo, and Kale
A chicken fillet sandwich with toppings on a baguette resting on a checkered surface with a knife and sauce bottle nearby
Irish Chicken Fillet Roll
White chili with chicken garnished with sour cream and pickled onions served in green bowls
Slow-Cooker White Chicken Chili
A plate with roasted chicken broccoli and carrots with a drizzle of sauce
10 Easy Chicken Thigh Recipes for Juicy, Flavor-Packed Dinners
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14 Crispy, Juicy Chicken Leg Recipes Worth Making for Dinner
Slow cooker salsa verde chicken tacos on a plate with garnishes
Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos
Cooked chicken wings garnished with sesame seeds on a plate
Crispy Miso-Caramel Oven-Fried Chicken Wings
Garlic Parmesan chicken wings a hand dipping a wing into a bowl of creamy dip wings in a teal tray in the background
Garlic-Parmesan Air-Fryer Chicken Wings
Wings on game day. Blue plate of spicy chicken wings on a colorful platter, beers and green tabletop
12 Super Bowl Wing Recipes That Are Better Than Takeout
A plated dish featuring chicken with vegetables and sauce
Sheet-Pan Chicken and Vegetables With Thai Red Curry and Peanut-Lime Sauce
Overhead view of Sopa de Albóndigas de Pollo
Sopa de Albóndigas de Pollo (Nicaraguan Chicken Meatball Soup)
A closeup of a cooked dish with seasoned rice and chicken topped with a diced tomato mixture
Kabsa (Spiced Chicken and Rice)
A roasted chicken placed on a baking tray photographed in a kitchen setting
Lazy Roast Chicken (the Cold-Start Way)
A plate of chicken served with vegetables and bread next to a bowl of soup
Creamy Braised Chicken With Bacon and White Wine (Blanquette de Poulet)
Skewers served with salad, pita, and tzatziki sauce
7 Easy Greek Chicken Dinners That Bring a Taste of the Mediterranean Home
Roast chicken served with rice sauce and garnished with green onions on plates a halved boiled egg included on one plate
Soy and Sesame Chicken Thighs With Pan Gravy
Chicken and rice soup fills two white bowls. Two spoons lay beside them.
15 Chicken Soups That Can Warm You Up—and Maybe Ward Off a Cold
An oval platter holding fried chicken cutlets topped with lemon-butter pan sauce containing capers. The platter is on a blue and white dish towel.
7 Crispy Breaded Chicken Recipes Worth Making on Repeat
Sheet pan with roasted chicken and potatoes plate served with yogurt and lemon slices
Musakhan (Palestinian Chicken and Potatoes)
Side view of a roast chicken
8 Expert-Backed Roast Chicken Recipes for Perfectly Crispy Skin and Juicy Meat Every Time
A blue platter with air-fryer fried chicken
Air-Fried Southern Fried Chicken
Plates of spaghetti with chicken parmesan meatballs on a blue striped tablecloth
Spaghetti and Parmesan Chicken Meatballs
A plate of air-fryer chicken thighs and a side of mashed potatoes
Air-Fryer Chicken Thighs
Plate of herbed chicken drumsticks green beans and mashed potatoes
Sheet-Pan Drumsticks With Green Beans and Potatoes