Hi,what tempature and how long do you bake a whole chicken?

Question

thank you.

Answer 1

Jim, I bake whole chickens (unstuffed) at 325 F for an hour for a 4 pound, and 1 1/2 hours for a 6 pounder.

Just put on rack in a roasting pan, season, and put into a preheated oven.

Regards,

Dan

Answer 2

350 degrees, appx 15 min a pound, uncovered on a roasting rack or just in the bottom of a good baking pan - no need for a production.

rinse, pat dry, rub w/olive oil, kosher salt, and fresh black pepper....lemon or onion in the cavity if you like, just leave it whole

The key is, leave it alone once it's in the oven....just as good as overpriced, chemical saturated rotisserie chicks from the grocery store.

Answer 3

Perfect Roast Chicken

1 (5 to 6 pound) roasting chicken

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1 large bunch fresh thyme, plus 20 sprigs

1 lemon, halved

1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise

2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, melted

1 large yellow onion, thickly sliced

4 carrots cut into 2-inch chunks

1 bulb of fennel, tops removed, and cut into wedges (optional)

Olive oil

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon, and all the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place the onions, carrots, and fennel in a roasting pan. Toss with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan and place the chicken on top.

Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes. Slice the chicken onto a platter and serve it with the vegetables.

--Ina Garten

Answer 4

350 degrees farenheit

duration is 1.5hrs for a small one up to 2.5 hrs for a large one.  Use a meat thermometer to make sure the inside reaches 180degrees before you eat it.  Salmonella is nasty.

Answer 5

350 for 1 to 1 and half hours..

Answer 6

Place the chicken in a 450 oven and then turn down to 350...for your average chicken(3 pounds) 1 1/2 hours....(1/2 hour per additional pound)

The initial high heat will help with crisping the crust...using butter to baste helps as well.