How To Flavor Chicken

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Understand different ways to flavor your favorite poultry and our guides on recipes, flavors, and tips to master them. Here are 4 different ways to add flavor to your poultry dishes. Check out our guides on brining, rubs, marinades, and basting.

Basting

Basting is a technique to moisten (foods, especially meat) at intervals with a liquid (such as melted butter, fat, or pan drippings) especially during the cooking process to prevent drying and add flavor

Check out our Basting Guide to get delicious basting sauce recipes.

Dry Rubs

Rubs are a combination of spices that is rubbed into the surface of meat before the meat is cooked. These rubs seep into the chicken giving it a delicious flavor with every bite.

Check out our Recommends Rubs Guide to get delicious recipes and see how to make your own.

Marination

Marination is the process of coating or covering (food) with herbs, spices, etc. Often letting the food rest before cooking or serving. Marinades are often a savory and or acidic sauce that enriches its flavor or to tenderize it.

Check out our Favorite Marinades Guide to get our favorite marinate recipes to make at home.

Brining

Brining is the brining is the process of treating something with brine, which is a solution of water and salt. This process prevent meat from drying out and helps keep meat juicy and tender, especially for recipes that require long cook times.

Check out our Brining Techniques Guide to get our top techniques for brining your dishes.

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