Editing Roast chicken (section)

{{Short description|Dish of whole chicken broiled or fried on all sides to cook it through}}
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[[File:Max's Roasted Chicken - Evan Swigart.jpg|thumb|Oven roasted chicken.]]

'''Roast chicken''' is [[chicken as food|chicken]] prepared as food by [[roasting]] whether in a home kitchen, over a fire, or with a [[rotisserie]] (rotary spit).  Generally, the chicken is roasted with its own fat and juices by circulating the meat during roasting, and therefore, are usually cooked exposed to fire or heat with some type of rotary grill so that the circulation of these fats and juices is as efficient as possible. Roast chicken is a dish that appears in a wide variety of cuisines worldwide.