for how long and at what temp. should I bake chicken thighs with leg attached?
Internal temperature of the meat is far more indicative of doneness than the oven temperature and a certain given time. Buy a meat thermometer and cook your chicken to an internal temperature of 160 to 165. There are several kinds of meat thermometers available from the simple, mechanical kind that you can find for about $6 all the way up to remote electronic varieties that will do the same job with some added convenience. It really depends on how much you think you’re going to use it as the the kind you should get. I have an electronic (Polder) that has a probe attached to a metalic lead which plugs into the sensor. The sensor has a couple magnets on it, so I can stick it to the front of the oven. It also has a temperature setting alarm so that I don’t even have to keep checking the temperature. I just wait for the thermometer to beep and I know whatever I’m cooking is done. I use my meat thermometer for EVERY piece of meat I cook. It’s a sure-fire way to know the meat is cooked to a
