Does anyone have a good recipe for fried chicken? no milk.?!

Does anyone have a good recipe for fried chicken? no milk.?

i don't normally like to fry when i cook because I hate to get splattered and i get paranoid it will start a grease fire but I've been craving some good fried chicken and I want to make it tonight.

Also, is it better to use a deep frying pan or an electric skillet??

thanks for your help!!

I pan fry mine - just coat the chicken in a mixture of flour and spices (depending on my mood it might be just salt and pepper or I might add garlic powder, parsley, sage, rosemary, or whatever else is around). Then I place it in about an inch of oil heated to about 325 and COVER (the moisture then gets absorbed by the flour mixture which helps make a great crust). Cook about 7 minutes then turn and cook for about 7 minutes more. Its done when the chicken reaches 160 or the juices run clear. Either electric skillet or deep pan would work, so long as you have a cover. Electric skillet has more precise temp control if you're not used to cooking with oil, but I use my grandmother's cast iron skillet - the mass gives good temp uniformity.