I visited the Schwartz Center and met with Pamela Lillard, the Director of Production and Design, and she arranged for me to meet with Jillian Holch, a junior at Cornell in Performing and Media Arts, who is the organizer of this yearâs 24 Hour Playfest.
Step 4: Roast the chicken. Place the chicken (in the roasting pan) in the preheated oven. Cooking times vary by weight: 2-1/2- to 3-pound chicken: Roast 1 to 1-1/4 hours. 3- to 3-1/2-pound chicken: Roast 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. 3-1/2- to 4-pound chicken: Roast 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours.
Therefore, a 5 lb chicken will need to be roasting in the oven for at least 1h 50 mins. A 5 lb bird will serve between 4 - 5 people. Some people prefer to set the oven temperature to 450ÂºF (230ÂºC) and roast the bird at this high temperature for the first 10 - 15 minutes or the last 10 - 15 minutes. The rest of the time the chicken should be roasted at 375ÂºF (190ÂºC). The surge of heat will result in a really crispy and brown skin and deliciously succulent meat. The table below is a guideline for roasting times for a chicken at 375ÂºF (190ÂºC).