If you follow our easy instructions for how to cook a whole chicken in the oven in five steps, you’ll have a weeknight (or special-occasion) dinner on the table with little hands-on time.

But I've always wanted to roast a whole chicken ... I seasoned and stuffed the chicken before putting it in the oven. I put a few layers of paper towels on my cutting board to pat the outside ...

Pomegranate and sumac chicken is an ideal dish for an outdoor summer party. I favour cooking it in the oven because the marinade is apt to burn on a barbecue. Sumac is Turkey’s favourite spice.

When cooking the whole chicken, the temperature should ... Bake in preheated oven, flipping chicken pieces once halfway through bake time, until golden brown and crisp and a digital thermometer ...