1. To prepare the game hen/chicken, remove the giblets and cut in half along one side of the spine and down the center of the breast using chicken shears. Do not rinse (any bacteria bakes off in the oven, and you'll just risk getting yucky stuff in your sink), and pat dry with a kitchen or paper towel. Leave on a plate in your fridge, uncovered (this will help the skin dry out to be extra-crispy), for up to eight hours.

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