supermarket extra tasty roast chicken

elljay20

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!

joey-lou

They are injected with oil to give more flavour & succulence

hazzie123

I hate those supermarket spit roast chickens,so greasy and it doesn`t taste like proper chicken.

elljay20

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.

hazzie123

What about sprinkling stock cube on the skin(chicken stock cube)Or some herbs?

elljay20

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?

MrsTinks

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

comping_cat

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

Call me a cynic, but I'll hazard a guess at monosodium glutamate. That's what is in most stock cubes

astonsmummy

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.

Penny_Watcher

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.