I was going to ask about oven heat for chicken joints and now I've seen the thread on sticky chicken legs.
I'm quite a good cook normally but my baked or roast chicken always turns out very dry.
Probably because I cook it on too high a heat. ie gas 7-8.
It's usually a chicken cut into 8.
What's the correct heat and what else can I do to stop it drying out? I don't want to use butter.
And if it's a whole chicken with stuffing inside would that be the same?
Good Morning Thursday 23rd April 2026


