

Many things can go wrong during the cooking process, resulting in chicken that is unevenly cooked, lacking flavor, or that comes out soggy and leaden, lacking the signature crispy exterior.

Maybe you don’t have idyllic memories involving fried chicken, but everybody can enjoy the inimitable flavor of a perfectly fried batch, with a crispy, flavor-filled exterior giving way to tender, moist and juicy meat.įried chicken isn’t always such a fine specimen, though. The fried chicken was always the star of my mother’s beautifully packed picnic baskets, with a supporting cast of potato salad, fruit, and of course pie for dessert. When you hear the words “fried chicken”, what image comes to mind? For me, it’s the vision of summer picnics complete with a basket and red and white checkered blanket.
