The 10 Commandments of Baking Chicken

You might have been told to baste chicken, but it's an unnecessary step that you should avoid. What happens when you open the oven periodically to baste the chicken is the oven temperature lowers, making the cook time longer. The same idea goes for not basting your turkey: as long as you coated the top in olive oil or butter, the chicken will get perfectly baked on top and stay moist in the center, and you don't want to disrupt the oven's temperature.

Recipe featured: lemon-pepper baked chicken