Rotisserie chickens...lazy man's food or stroke of genius?

Rotisserie chickens...lazy man's food or stroke of genius?

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Mannginger

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9,880 posts

272 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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I'm with the stroke of genius camp.

Those hot rotisserie chickens that are now readily available in the supermarket are a fantastic thing: easy, cooked excellently with a series of flavours, perfect for salads, soups, sandwiches etc and for only a quid or so more than the uncooked ones.

Although this being PH and you should never start a thread expecting people to agree with you, I am expecting a load of people to tell me to stop being so lazy and roast my own!

tongue out

RDE

5,007 posts

229 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Stop being so lazy and roast your own.

Or roast a duck - they're yummy

Edited by RDE on Saturday 15th March 12:27

marshalla

15,902 posts

216 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Mannginger said:
with a series of flavours
Because the one thing they will never taste like is chicken...

battery farmed broilers, bred to keep price down.

uriel

3,244 posts

266 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Asda seem to have plain and 'extra tasty'. From what I can gather, 'extra tasty' means swimming in extra grease. hurl

ganglandboss

8,429 posts

218 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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[Homer Simpson]Hmmmmmm!......Extra grease![/Homer Simpson]

robinhood21

30,929 posts

247 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Whatever you do; do not let the Top Gear Team near your chicken.;0

immigrant

397 posts

210 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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marshalla said:
Mannginger said:
with a series of flavours
battery farmed broilers, bred to keep price down.
Yup, and as the OP said, brilliant value for quick snacks, post gym protein fixes, sandwiches and so on. Its only a shame some of them are a bit greasy.

The pricy free-range stuff can be bought for Sunday Roasts and date meals.

jeff m

4,066 posts

273 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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I have a rotisserie on my grill, but have never managed to get the "stake" central so the thing "flops" so have nearly always bought these from chicken places or supermarkets.

The supermarket ones seem dry though.

Great chicken can be cooked in a turbo cooker, glass convection thing with a fan. Skin crispy, meat juicy, fast cooking, easy clean up.

minimoog

7,250 posts

234 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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immigrant said:
The pricy free-range stuff can be bought for Sunday Roasts and date meals.
The point of free-range is animal welfare, not trying to get laid.

immigrant

397 posts

210 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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Cock a Doodle Doo.

slow_poke

1,855 posts

249 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.

minimoog

7,250 posts

234 months

Saturday 15th March 2008
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slow_poke said:
There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.
Try the local paper classifieds. Just about any cooker from the 70s will have a rotisserie built in wink

slow_poke

1,855 posts

249 months

Sunday 16th March 2008
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minimoog said:
slow_poke said:
There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.
Try the local paper classifieds. Just about any cooker from the 70s will have a rotisserie built in wink
Cool, but I was thinking more along the lines of a handy little worktop portable unit, if you know what I mean.

Rude Girl

6,937 posts

274 months

Monday 17th March 2008
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What's the benefit of a rotisserie? I can see how it will make a lot more washing and cleaning up, but what's the plus side?

If you want a roast chicken, buy a chicken (free range from your local farmer if you want it to taste of anything), bung an onion and a few bits of garlic in the cavity, put it in a Baco roasting bag and in to the oven. That's it. Juices and a bit of wine to make gravy and eat.

Plotloss

67,280 posts

285 months

Monday 17th March 2008
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Rude Girl said:
What's the benefit of a rotisserie? I can see how it will make a lot more washing and cleaning up, but what's the plus side?

If you want a roast chicken, buy a chicken (free range from your local farmer if you want it to taste of anything), bung an onion and a few bits of garlic in the cavity, put it in a Baco roasting bag and in to the oven. That's it. Juices and a bit of wine to make gravy and eat.
Little advantage for chicken really, bigger bits of meat cook more evenly, end up juicier and are self basting.

They also look far cooler than a Neff oven.

Semi hemi

1,801 posts

213 months

Monday 17th March 2008
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slow_poke said:
minimoog said:
slow_poke said:
There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.
Try the local paper classifieds. Just about any cooker from the 70s will have a rotisserie built in wink
Cool, but I was thinking more along the lines of a handy little worktop portable unit, if you know what I mean.
Something like this?
http://www.choiceful.com/choiceful-id-21161-Vertic...

Trax

1,553 posts

247 months

Monday 17th March 2008
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slow_poke said:
There's a thought I've been having on and off for a while now: Is there anywhere online to buy a home rotisserie? Not a big bulky catering/commercial one, just a nice handy one for the kitchen.

I quite fancy rotisserieing a chicken at home.
They seem to be regulary advertised on the shopping channels that are somwhere after QVC.

sleep envy

62,260 posts

264 months

Tuesday 18th March 2008
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Mannginger said:
I'm with the stroke of genius camp.
agreed - if I do the weekly shop on a Saturday it's usually with the mrs and a raging hangover

last trip round the supermarket is a chicken, fresh french stick and iceberg lettuice - job done

TIGA84

5,407 posts

246 months

Thursday 20th March 2008
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sleep envy said:
Mannginger said:
I'm with the stroke of genius camp.
agreed - if I do the weekly shop on a Saturday it's usually with the mrs and a raging hangover

last trip round the supermarket is a chicken, fresh french stick and iceberg lettuice - job done
Good man. A nice dollop of mayo and job done.