Another embarrassingly dumb question (roasting a whole chicken)

sparklewing

mrbadexample wrote: »

I think the size is ok - you need a bit of detail! If you want it smaller, you can resize in Photobucket - click edit above the picture, then you get a resize tab with a few different sizes.

I tried that, he's supposedly the smallest option in the resizing I'm not very good at this fancy pants stuff/

Merlot

I've enjoy reading about Percy the chicken..

My favourite way of cooking a whole chicken is in the slow cooker, its absolutely fab, not rubbery, falls away from the bone. Best all, you don't how to clean the oven!

Honestly, if you give it a go, I doubt you will ever roast a chicken again.

Merlot

PasturesNew

sparklewing wrote: »

He's 2.348kg(quite a big guy for the 2 of us).

He IS a big boy!

Although I have to convert that to "old money": 5.18 pounds

When I was a kid, Sunday lunch would always be a 2lb 6oz chicken between 5 of us. And it'd do for a couple more meals before finally the carcass went in soup.

sparklewing

PasturesNew wrote: »

I am late 40s, female, never roasted a chicken.
No need to ... what the heck would I be doing trying to eat a whole chicken?

And I can't bear skin/bone... and other gristly nasty bits. Like that white rubbery V bone thing.

I can't even eat a meal at a table that has a chicken carcass on it, nor sit at a table where somebody's chewing directly off a bone. ewwww

But this has been a good thread. I've enjoyed the concept of cooking a whole chicken

Let's not think about the yucky bits until we have to :eek:

I don't eat skin and hate the feeling of raw flesh, as in it makes me gag, so Wednesday should be fun, REALLY looking forward to prodding about under the raw chicken skin mmmmmmmmmm

sparklewing

Merlot wrote: »

I've enjoy reading about Percy the chicken..

My favourite way of cooking a whole chicken is in the slow cooker, its absolutely fab, not rubbery, falls away from the bone. Best all, you don't how to clean the oven!

Honestly, if you give it a go, I doubt you will ever roast a chicken again.

Merlot

I don't own a slow cooker, shocking I know might invest at some point though.

sparklewing

PasturesNew wrote: »

He IS a big boy!

Although I have to convert that to "old money": 5.18 pounds

When I was a kid, Sunday lunch would always be a 2lb 6oz chicken between 5 of us. And it'd do for a couple more meals before finally the carcass went in soup.

I only ordered a kilo, obviously the person selecting my trolley load from asda online decided Percy was the one for me though.

Merlot

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=379740&postcount=561

I've posted the link to the whole chicken in a slow cooker, I only got one about 4 months ago, and I wouldn't be without it now. They are quite cheap to buy, I paid £19.99 for a Morphy Richards 6.5ltr slow cooker.

Merlot

pigpen

mrbadexample wrote: »

Not at yours! I'm off to sparkle's too.

Are you invited??

theamazinggem

Ceamonster wrote: »

First, make sure it's a free range chicken

otherwise throw it straight in the bin, quicksmart! :rolleyes:

SPANIEL36 wrote: »

i'm nearly 20-10...

i like that.

pigpen wrote: »

sometimes if feeling adventurous it gets a peeled onion up its chuff..

:shocked:

mrbadexample wrote: »

That's the bag of grossness. There are probably people on here who get two meals from it. _pale_

:money:

sparklewing wrote: »

I only ordered a kilo, obviously the person selecting my trolley load from asda online decided Percy was the one for me though.

this is definitely my new favourite thread. :rotfl:
i haven't roasted a chicken in yonks and have been inspired to do so at the weekend now. :T i might even go rubber chicken on it's !!!. or i might wimp out like always....

squeaky

purpleivy wrote: »

I can manage to post a link to my photobucket, but what I would like to do is to be able to copy and paste a pic into my message. Can't seem to do this. Any ideas clever peeps?

Full instructions (with helpful screenshots) are here...

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