OMG, chicken WITH the bone?

RecliningFigure

I reckon the majority of people in the UK could cook a whole roast chicken...it's almost like second nature! I don't find bones, skin etc gross, but I do insist on free range chicken. The conditions in which they keep cheaper birds is something to be grossed out about, so free range is best for the birds and for you!

I can't believe there are people who are grossed out about bones and skin, when there is something like this on the market:

http://gizmodo.com/5234444/oh-god-its-a-whole-chicken-in-a-can

I can't believe it even exists :noway: I can't believe that anyone would buy and eat it!

Erika

Nah, there's some of us here in the US that grew up eating chicken with the bone or whole chickens...or quail or hens or turkeys, what have you.

Some of us have even had to lop of their heads :bigsmile:

Never had to do it myself, but I've seen my grandma pluck a chicken. She must have killed it because it was alive when she bought it. I don't see live chickens being sold in places like Chinatown for at least 15 or 20 years now. Guess they must have banned it. Anyway, one of the most amazing scenes I've come across is in the movie Babel where chickens had their heads cut off, and their bodies are still running around. I thought that was some kind of linguistic myth. Didn't know they really could do that. It blew my mind.

astridfeline

astrid

if you keep ending up with dry chicken breasts, try marinating it then cooking it in foil for about 30 min or so depending on the size of the breast, it keeps the juices in and steams it and stays moist everytime and yet still quick

hope it helps

Pg:flowerforyou:

also slow cookers do wonders :bigsmile:

Thanks guys, I will try these tips. :flowerforyou:

I always cook my chicken breasts on my foreman grill with just herbs sprinkled on them. Then when their done I treat them like a roast or steak and cover them on a plate and let them 'rest' for 5-10 minutes. They ALWAYS turn out juicy and moist when I do this. :bigsmile:

I've heard those foreman grills are really hard to clean--do you have one of the newer versions, they're supposed to be easier to clean up.

April0815

I cannot eat chicken off the bone. what I mean by that is the piece right on the bone I cannot eat. The top layers I can. I also cook the boneless in the steam fresh bags, they come out so juicy