8 cuts · USDA-anchored
Chicken
Chicken
cooking times
Whole birds and pieces — everything cooks to the same 165°F.
Every chicken cut on the site
Whole Chicken
375°F · 1 hr 40 min – 2 hr (6 lb) · done at 165°F
Smoked Whole Chicken
250°F · 2 hr 55 min – 3 hr 45 min (5 lb) · done at 165°F
Chicken Breast (Boneless)
400°F · 20 min – 25 min · done at 165°F
Chicken Thighs (Bone-In)
400°F · 30 min – 40 min · done at 165°F
Chicken Drumsticks
400°F · 30 min – 40 min · done at 165°F
Chicken Wings
425°F · 35 min – 45 min · done at 165°F
Cornish Game Hens
375°F · 45 min – 1 hr · done at 165°F
Whole Duck
350°F · 2 hr – 2 hr 30 min (5.5 lb) · done at 165°F
SOURCE·USDA FSIS safe minimum internal temperatures·the doneness temperature on every card·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·USDA safe-temperature guidance·timing ranges derived, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026
