To cover or not?

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I have melted some butter which I have mixed with fresh parsley and poured over the top of the roast chicken. Do I cook from scratch with foil on and take it off for the last half hour or so I do without the foil? Ds likes the skin.

I always cook chicken without foil. It's only turkeys and things that take sooooo long that need the foil.

You could (if you wanted) cook it upside down for the first half of the cooking time, to ensure the breast is nice and juicy, but it does make the chicken look a bit flattened and the skin sometimes tears a bit when you turn it.

Okay, I will give that a try. Thank you.

I put bacon over the breast meat and roast the chick without foil. The bacon goes crispy but also protects the breast meat, which comes out lovely and juicy. It also adds some flavour. I usually put herby butter under the skin too. delicious.

Even without doing that, I never put foil on chicken when roasting. It's always fine.

Bacon! Yes, I had planned to do that. Thank you.