Chicken Leg Quarters Vs Drumsticks

Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees remove the foil and bake for an additional 10-20 minutes until the skin is crisped to.

Chicken leg quarters vs drumsticks. Drumstick Thigh Portion of the back Chicken leg quarter. Leg quarters may also include attached adominal fat and up to two ribs. Whole Chicken Leg Portion The whole leg of a chicken or the chicken leg quarter as it is sometimes known is the thigh and drumstick connected as one piece.

It is a whole leg including a part of the back of the chicken which is attached to the thigh. The chicken thigh is the top portion of the leg and the drumstick is the lower calf section of the leg. Sometimes there is some excess skin and fat that wraps around the underside of the thigh.

Whole chicken leg leg quarter. A joint attaches the leg and thigh together. It can be difficult to decide which part of the chicken leg is better the drumstick or the thigh.

Chicken thigh drumstick which is the lower part of the leg part of the back chicken quarters. Strictly speaking a whole chicken leg is comprised of a thigh and a drumstick in one piece. Set the knife down and twist the two pieces apart with your hands.

Cover the pan with foil and bake for one hour. Separate the thighs from the drumsticks if necessary by inserting the tip of the knife into the joint between the two parts of the leg. A drumstick is also.

Chicken legs contain a moderate number of calories -- each drumstick with the skin removed provides 106 calories while a skinless chicken thigh contains 176 calories. This is for rough figuring. Legs would be 50 t0 60 bone.