Texture may be the central reason for coating food in bread crumbs or batter. The reality, however, is that breading should be responsible for more than adding a pleasant crunch to baked and fried ...

A plate of super crunchy fried chicken sits on a wooden table. - Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images If you were hoping to get dinner made a little bit ahead of time but don't want to risk soggy fried ...