Sprinkle salt mixture over chicken legs and toss to coat.
Chicken drumsticks in oven temperature and time.
Add the drumsticks and coat them well with the oil and spice marinade.
Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour in the fridge.
We ve settled at 400 degrees this temperature gets the skin nice and crispy and bakes the chicken fast enough so that it never has a chance to dry out in the oven.
One of the all time great recipes for baked chicken legs is oven fried chicken also known as baked breaded chicken.
Stir together salt pepper and rosemary in a small bowl.
Wondering how to cook chicken legs in the oven.
What temperature should i cook drumsticks in the oven.
After 1 hour of total time in the oven your chicken drumsticks should be fall off the bone delicious with a skin that is sweet and sticky from the bbq sauce.
If our oven isn t good and hot the chicken skin won t get crispy and no one wants rubbery chicken skin.
Cooked drumsticks can be stored in an airtight container in the.
I aim for somewhere around 180f which is a great temp for drumsticks.
Preheat oven to 425 f.
Dry chicken legs thoroughly with paper towels.
Pat dry the drumsticks for the chicken to grab the marinade.
Toss together chicken legs and olive oil in a large bowl.
Use a baking rack.
Chicken legs at 400 f convection or 425 f conventional about 35 40 minutes.
Cook with high heat.
This allows the hot air to circulate around the oven baked chicken legs.
This helps get the skin crispy.
In a bowl combine the oil and spices and mix well.
Chicken legs at 375 f convection or 400 f conventional about 40 45 minutes.
Please never by time alone.
Always cook to a final internal temperature.
Preheat oven to 375 f 190 c place chicken on a baking sheet with a raised wire rack.
While you can make this recipe with 2 1 2 to 3 pounds meaty chicken pieces you can use all drumsticks if you like.
I do have 3 simple but important tips to ensure your oven baked chicken legs turn out perfectly each and every time.
These baked chicken drumsticks only take a few minutes of prep and just about 45 minutes of bake time.
If you have a digital thermometer you can check the internal temperature of the meat.
We re baking these chicken legs at 425 degrees.