Apple Butter Roasted Chicken. Photo Credit: Running to the Kitchen. Glazed with a luscious apple butter coating, this chicken turns tender and caramelized as it roasts.

First up, that basic step-by-step. Pat a 3½-4-lb. whole chicken dry with paper towels and season generously with kosher salt inside and out. Use 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher ...

The salt will draw water out of the meat, creating a concentrated wet brine with the chicken’s own moisture. This salty liquid will make its way back into the bird, for juicy, flavorful meat.

Roast chicken shouldn’t be reserved for special occasions. Cook this recipe any night of the week for delicious, juicy chicken.

You'll know the meat is cooked when a meat probe reads 160 degrees Fahrenheit when plunged into the thickest part of the breast. You'll need at least a 5-quart air fryer to make a roasted chicken ...

2. If you intend to save the stock afterward, blanch the bird first to render the blood. (Otherwise, it will coagulate and muddy the stock.) Put chicken in pot and add enough cold water to cover.