Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2010, America's Test Kitchen TV
Could we achieve fried chicken with a super-crisp crust and juicy meat without resorting to quarts of oil?
To season the meat and ensure it turned out juicy, we soaked chicken parts in a buttermilk brine (buttermilk heavily seasoned with salt). We also incorporated baking powder, an unconventional ingredient in fried chicken, into our dredging m...