The secret to the crispiest chicken that’s not been swimming in a vat of oil is…baking powder. Full disclosure – I have to thank Serious Eats for this little trick. Check out the post here. I don’t find that I need to refrigerate the chicken overnight, but feel free to do so if you have the time. I have found that simply using a rack over a baking tray already gets you pretty crispy chicken but the baking powder does add another level of crispy.
Feel free to smother this chicken with a sauce (my fave is buffalo) or eat them naked. If you marinate the chicken in yummy spices, this chicken will be fantastic even without a sauce.