Italian-Style Charcoal-Grilled Chicken

Name: Italian-Style Charcoal-Grilled Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, extra-virgin olive oil; 8 medium, garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 1/2 tablespoons); 1 teaspoon, finely grated zest from 1 lemon, plus 2 tablespoons juice; pinch, crushed red pepper flakes; 4 teaspoons, chopped fresh thyme leaves; 3 teaspoons, chopped fresh rosemary; , Kosher salt (see note); , Ground black pepper; 1 (3 3/4- to 4 1/4-pound), whole chicken (see note); , Vegetable oil for cooking grate

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2009, America's Test Kitchen TV

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted an Italian-style grilled chicken recipe with evenly cooked, juicy meat, crackly skin, and bold Mediterranean flavor. We started by salting the bird so it would retain its juices, which had the added advantage of loosening the chic...

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