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supermarket extra tasty roast chicken

elljay20
elljay20 Posts: 5,200 Forumite
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the oh loves it but it's not very moneysaving is it?

does anyone have any idea what they put on them to make them *extra tasty*?
any help much appreciated!
:p It is better to be thought of as an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
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  • joey-lou
    joey-lou Posts: 160 Forumite
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    They are injected with oil to give more flavour & succulence
  • hazzie123
    hazzie123 Posts: 2,755 Forumite
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    I hate those supermarket spit roast chickens,so greasy and it doesn`t taste like proper chicken.
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  • elljay20
    elljay20 Posts: 5,200 Forumite
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    joey-lou wrote: »
    They are injected with oil to give more flavour & succulence



    it's the seasoning they put on the skin that he likes.
    :p It is better to be thought of as an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
  • hazzie123
    hazzie123 Posts: 2,755 Forumite
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    What about sprinkling stock cube on the skin(chicken stock cube)Or some herbs?
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  • elljay20
    elljay20 Posts: 5,200 Forumite
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    hazzie123 wrote: »
    What about sprinkling stock cube on the skin(chicken stock cube)Or some herbs?

    i usually use a chicken seasoning but he says it's not the same, lol.

    might try the stock cube though, anyone tried this?
    :p It is better to be thought of as an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
  • MrsTinks
    MrsTinks Posts: 15,238 Forumite
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    personally I prefer the taste of chicken but my friend swears by the TV add trick - "crumble a chicken OXO cube over the skin before roasting"... I'll have mine au naturel any day personally ;)
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  • comping_cat
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    tine wrote: »
    personally I prefer the taste of chicken but my friend swears by the TV add trick - "crumble a chicken OXO cube over the skin before roasting"... I'll have mine au naturel any day personally ;)

    Im the same, love just plain chicken - mind you, an organic one has a lot more taste than the bulk standard ones, so maybe one of those would be better?
  • thriftlady_2
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    Call me a cynic, but I'll hazard a guess at monosodium glutamate. That's what is in most stock cubes ;)
  • astonsmummy
    astonsmummy Posts: 14,219 Forumite
    all purpose seasoning is luvly on chicken, i pierce the chicken, rib the seasoning in and leave it to marinade, then cook it with foil covering the whole tin then remove the foil at the last 20 mins or so to crisp up the skin.
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  • Penny_Watcher
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    As thriftylady says, oxo cubes are full of MSG. They can (and often do in this house) make the most cardboard flavoured meat almost palatable.

    I make tasty chicken by rubbing the skin with olive oil and then sprinkling with salt. You could try rubbing a chicken oxo cube in as well. :)

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