Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour in the fridge.
Chicken drumsticks in oven temperature and time.
Always cook to a final internal temperature.
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.
This helps get the skin crispy.
Sprinkle salt mixture over chicken legs and toss to coat.
While you can make this recipe with 2 1 2 to 3 pounds meaty chicken pieces you can use all drumsticks if you like.
Chicken legs at 375 f convection or 400 f conventional about 40 45 minutes.
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.
I do have 3 simple but important tips to ensure your oven baked chicken legs turn out perfectly each and every time.
If you have a digital thermometer you can check the internal temperature of the meat.
Wondering how to cook chicken legs in the oven.
If our oven isn t good and hot the chicken skin won t get crispy and no one wants rubbery chicken skin.
Pat dry the drumsticks for the chicken to grab the marinade.
I aim for somewhere around 180f which is a great temp for drumsticks.
We re baking these chicken legs at 425 degrees.
Chicken legs at 400 f convection or 425 f conventional about 35 40 minutes.
Please never by time alone.
Stir together salt pepper and rosemary in a small bowl.
Bring the chicken out about 30 minutes before you are ready to bake it so it has a little time to come to room temperature.
Use a baking rack.
Add the drumsticks and coat them well with the oil and spice marinade.
In a bowl combine the oil and spices and mix well.
Cook with high heat.
Chicken legs at 350 f convection or 375 f conventional about 45 50 minutes.
What temperature should i cook drumsticks in the oven.
One of the all time great recipes for baked chicken legs is oven fried chicken also known as baked breaded chicken.
These baked chicken drumsticks only take a few minutes of prep and just about 45 minutes of bake time.
Preheat oven to 375 f 190 c place chicken on a baking sheet with a raised wire rack.
This allows the hot air to circulate around the oven baked chicken legs.
Preheat oven to 425 f.
Dry chicken legs thoroughly with paper towels.