Tough Chicken Skin [duplicate]

Just roasted a chicken, olive oiled the skin, applied chicken rub and placed the chicken in a preheated 350 degree grill. It came to temperature in about two hours. Skin was very tough! What does it take to get a tender tasty chicken?

Best Answer

If you want crispy chicken skin, you need to begin with dry chicken and a hot oven. When I roast a chicken, I spatchcock first. Then salt liberally, and place in the refrigerator, uncovered, for at least 24 hours, and up to 48 hours. This removes moisture from the skin. I roast at a high temperature: 450F (232C) for about an hour and 10 minutes, but check the temperature in the thigh for best results.

I suspect that the low heat, wet and oiled skin, and likely overcooking caused your skin and chicken to be tough.

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How do you fix rubbery chicken skin?

Slow smoked, at a low temperature, the skin can become tough and rubbery. The only surefire method to get a good, bite-through skin is to cook the chicken at a higher temperature for part of the cooking time.

Why is my chicken skin chewy and rubbery?

Cook at Higher Temperatures The ideal temperature to cook your chicken should be around 275 \xb0F \u2013 320 \xb0F (135 \xb0C \u2013 160 \xb0C). As you start to decrease temperature beyond this threshold, the skin will become rubbery. The chicken fat needs to be cooked into the meat, and that cannot happen when your temperature is very low.

Why is the skin on my chicken wings so tough?

This isn't a coincidence. It's actually a process caused by slow cooking of the fat and moisture within the chicken skin. The process of low and slow smoking is to effectively break down fat and connective tissue that connects the protein together, turning tough meat tender.

How do you fix leathery chicken skin?

by: Smoke RingBrine, basting with fat and a higher temperature are the keys to preventing tough smoked chicken skin. During the normal oven roasting procedure for poultry the higher heat and basting with fat allows the skin to crisp.

The SECRET to crispy chicken skin... TRY THIS if you've ever had rubbery skin on grilled chicken

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