Preventing baked chicken from sticking to the parchment paper

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I bake chicken (either a leg quarter or 2 thighs) in a baking pan lined with parchment paper. I cook the chicken for 30 minutes at 450 degrees Fahrenheit and I always have trouble separating the chicken from the parchment paper. I need advice on how to avoid this. One approach that I was considering was to simply use two kitchen forks on each piece of chicken, with the forks positioned at opposite ends of the piece of chicken. After sticking the...

Originally asked by user2661923 on Stack Exchange (cooking) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Adding oil isn't necessarily going to solve the sticking, although it might help some. You may have to use a lot in which case you'll have greasier chicken. The most sure-fire way I know of to keep the chicken from sticking is to slice a potato and layer the slices on the bottom of the pan. The potato may stick to the parchment but the chicken won't stick to it. Best of all you can eat the potato too.

Full answer by GdD: https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/130538 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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