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 Posted By: Shelley 
Dec 1  # 1 of 11
So apparently, according to my husband, I suck at making fried chicken. It's never crispy enough.

How do I make a good fried chicken?
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 Posted By: CanMan 
Dec 1  # 2 of 11
Crispy comes with the coating. How are you cooking/baking the chicken now?
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 Posted By: jglass 
Dec 1  # 3 of 11
I fry the chicken up at a higher temp til I get a good crispy outside then I take my heat down to medium to finish cooking. Here is a pic of my buttermilk fried chicken. I fry in a nonstick or cast iron skillet. I soak the chicken overnight in buttermilk, hot sauce, garlic, salt and pepper. I drain off the buttermilk and lightly season again.
Then roll my chicken in flour and fry.

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 Posted By: Shelley 
Dec 2  # 4 of 11
Maybe I need a cast iron skillet.

I've been using an electric frying pan.
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 Posted By: gardenbug 
Dec 3  # 5 of 11
that chicken looks awesome!!!

I have a question, what is it about buttermilk that works so well with chicken?
Almost all the best chicken I have ever tried, and the recipes that look the best seem to all work with buttermilk.

I have another question, do you take the skin off ?