Between you and me, putting a salted bird in a heavy-duty pan and popping the pan into a really hot oven is almost too simple to be called a technique, but one of the most frequently asked question I get is, "How do I roast a chicken?" So, it must be a technique! In Le Creuset's third giveaway (ten awesome roasting pans—for chicken, potatoes, brownies, cornbread, just about anything!), we're roasting. We roast a chicken in this pan because it has low sides, allowing great circulation for the moist bird, and because we can put it on the stovetop to make the sauce after we've cooked the bird. How to roast a chicken:
- Either truss or stuff the bird (with a lemon or onion) so that hot air circulating inside the cavity doesn't overcook the breast.
- Put plenty of kosher salt all over the bird so that it's ...
