How to Baste a Chicken

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Follow your favorite roast chicken recipe until it's time to roast.. Melt 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup or 110 g) in the microwave.. Remove your roasting pan from the oven 30 minutes into the roast.

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1

Follow your favorite roast chicken recipe until it's time to roast.

Step 1

Follow your favorite roast chicken recipe until it's time to roast.

2

Melt 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup or 110 g) in the microwave.

Step 2

Melt 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup or 110 g) in the microwave.

3

Remove your roasting pan from the oven 30 minutes into the roast.

Step 3

Remove your roasting pan from the oven 30 minutes into the roast.

4

Perform your first baste.

Step 4

Perform your first baste.

5

Place the hot roasting pan back in the oven.

Step 5

Place the hot roasting pan back in the oven.

6

Perform the second baste when the timer goes off.

Step 6

Perform the second baste when the timer goes off.

7

Baste the chicken every 30 minutes until it is fully cooked.

Step 7

Baste the chicken every 30 minutes until it is fully cooked.

8

Remove your chicken from the oven.

Step 8

Remove your chicken from the oven.

9

Use a basting brush.

Step 9

Use a basting brush.

10

Place butter underneath the chicken's skin.

Step 10

Place butter underneath the chicken's skin.

11

Use a buttery cheesecloth to cover your chicken.

Step 11

Use a buttery cheesecloth to cover your chicken.

12

Roast your chicken breast-side down.

Step 12

Roast your chicken breast-side down.

13

Heat the grill.

Step 13

Heat the grill.

14

Use chicken parts instead of a whole chicken.

Step 14

Use chicken parts instead of a whole chicken.

15

Place your chicken on the grill skin-side down with tongs.

Step 15

Place your chicken on the grill skin-side down with tongs.

16

Baste the chicken.

Step 16

Baste the chicken.

17

Baste the chicken every 5 minutes until it is cooked.

Step 17

Baste the chicken every 5 minutes until it is cooked.

18

Remove the chicken from the grill.

Step 18

Remove the chicken from the grill.

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