Woke up on a Saturday morning to my stream of YouTube videos on my Roku. In the past, I have spent a ridiculous number of hours on Pinterest pinning recipes with a variety of results. Some recipes seem to skip steps or have details that are missing. Some others seem to be missing ingredients that I think of as essential to the taste of the food and when I follow the recipe as is, it tastes like something was missing. Although I have not given up on my Pinterest based food, I have broadened by the hunt, which led me to America’s Test Kitchen channel on YouTube.

I was no stranger to America’s Test Kitchen on PBS, I’ve watched on TV for a while but the YouTube channel, for me, is a game changer. I was able to locate the information I specifically wanted from a tried and true source and watched it repeatedly to make sure I got the information I was trying to utilize.

The video I located included how to “Get the Cast Iron Crisp Roast Butterflied Chicken Recipe”. I was inspired to go out my local HomeGoods (like I needed an excuse) to purchase my own Lodge Cast Iron Skillet. I also visited my local Trader Joes and picked up a package of chicken legs because, well, it was simply cheaper than a whole chicken and we eat more legs than thighs and breast. I returned home in time to get cooking. I followed the video and was chowing down in about an hour or so.