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1 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.  Preheat oven to 475Â°F. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 12 cast-iron or heavy nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Nestle chicken in skillet, skin side down, and cook 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high; continue cooking skin side down, occasionally rearranging chicken thighs and rotating pan to evenly distribute heat, until fat renders and skin is golden brown, about 12 minutes.
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes: The chicken is done when opaque all the way through and the meat registers at least 165Â°F in the thickest part. Broil for extra-crispy skin: If you'd like the skin to be a bit more crispy and golden, turn on the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes.ith thighs and drumsticks, you can buy bone-in, skin-on pieces or boneless, skinless pieces; the meat is rich and fatty enough to cook fine either way. However, if you're cooking chicken breasts, definitely buy bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts.